What FD60 fire doors in Lichfield should include
From the WS13 postcode district outwards, we take on FD60 fire doors across Lichfield for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Fire doors in Lichfield protect escape routes in care homes, family homes after loft conversions and small blocks of flats alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
FD60 openings in Lichfield buildings tend to be stair cores, plant rooms and bin stores in larger blocks and commercial premises. Before ordering FD60 doors for a Lichfield building, we check the rating each opening actually needs, because over-specifying makes doors heavier and dearer.
What do you hand over at the end?
For every FD60 opening we record the product and certificate reference, the gap measurements, the hinge and closer specification, how the frame was fixed and what was used to seal the frame-to-structure gap, with photographs before the architraves go on. That record is what your fire risk assessor or building control officer will ask for.
On a typical job that means:
- Intumescent and smoke seals as specified
- Certified FD60 doorset or leaf with matching evidence
- Load-rated hinges and correctly powered closer
- 60-minute glazing systems where vision panels are needed
The regulations behind fire doors in Lichfield
England's framework applies in Lichfield. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Lichfield, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Buildings and duty holders in Lichfield
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Lichfield can all commission FD60 fire doors from us. The usual settings are stair cores in taller blocks and refuse stores, though single doors for plant and boiler rooms are just as welcome.
What happens after you enquire
- Confirm the 60-minute requirement against the fire strategy
- Survey structure, opening size and wall type
- Order the certified doorset with ironmongery to its evidence
- Install the frame, fix and seal it to the structure
- Hang, adjust and test the leaf, closer and latching
- Record evidence and make good
Budgeting for FD60 fire doors in Lichfield
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for FD60 fire doors is £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Lichfield and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Burntwood, Tamworth, Aldridge and Rugeley are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Lichfield
Do you work in Lichfield?
Yes, we take on FD60 fire doors in Lichfield and the surrounding area, including Burntwood and Tamworth. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Lichfield building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
Do FD60 doors need smoke seals?
If the fire strategy asks for smoke control, yes: the door will be specified as FD60S or E60Sa with smoke seals. Many plant room doors are FD60 without a smoke requirement.
Can I upgrade an FD30 door to FD60?
Not by adding parts. An FD30 leaf cannot be turned into an FD60 door with extra strips or paint. If an opening needs 60 minutes, the leaf, and usually the frame, need to be replaced with a certified FD60 product.