FD60 fire doors in Caterham, CR3

FD60 fire doors: our service in Caterham

If you need FD60 fire doors in Caterham, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.

Around Caterham, care homes, family homes after loft conversions and small offices all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.

FD60 openings in Caterham buildings tend to be stair cores, plant rooms and bin stores in larger blocks and commercial premises. Before ordering FD60 doors for a Caterham 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:

• Frame fixing and structural gap sealing recorded with photos
• Load-rated hinges and correctly powered closer
• Intumescent and smoke seals as specified
• Check of the fire strategy rating for each opening

Fire door law for Caterham properties

England's framework applies in Caterham. 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 Caterham, 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.

Which buildings in Caterham need FD60 fire doors?

The need for FD60 fire doors usually arises in plant and boiler rooms or refuse stores, and sometimes stair cores in taller blocks. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Caterham to keep escape routes protected throughout.

From enquiry to handover in Caterham

1. Confirm the 60-minute requirement against the fire strategy
2. Survey structure, opening size and wall type
3. Order the certified doorset with ironmongery to its evidence
4. Install the frame, fix and seal it to the structure
5. Hang, adjust and test the leaf, closer and latching
6. Record evidence and make good

Budgeting for FD60 fire doors in Caterham

Guide pricing for FD60 fire doors: £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Caterham building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.

Covering Caterham and nearby

We also cover towns near Caterham, including Coulsdon (6.0 km away), Purley and Redhill. If your building is in CR3 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.

Questions from Caterham