What FD60 fire doors in Swansea should include
If you need FD60 fire doors in Swansea, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Swansea, fire door work covers everything from restaurants to clinics. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
For FD60 work in Swansea we generally fit certified doorsets, so frame and leaf share the same test evidence. FD60 openings in Swansea buildings tend to be stair cores, plant rooms and bin stores in larger blocks and commercial premises.
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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Certified FD60 doorset or leaf with matching evidence
- Check of the fire strategy rating for each opening
- 60-minute glazing systems where vision panels are needed
- Load-rated hinges and correctly powered closer
The regulations behind fire doors in Swansea
Swansea is in Wales, where new and replacement fire doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 as applied in Wales, with the Welsh Approved Document B as guidance. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 also applies, so responsible persons in workplaces and the common parts of blocks must keep fire doors maintained.
One difference from England: regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, with its quarterly and annual fire door checks, does not apply in Wales. Your fire risk assessment sets the checking regime instead, and we work to it.
Buildings and duty holders in Swansea
Typical settings for FD60 fire doors include stair cores in taller blocks, plant and boiler rooms and refuse stores. In Swansea, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
From enquiry to handover in Swansea
- 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
Guide prices in Swansea
Budget around £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT for FD60 fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Swansea as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Swansea
Beyond Swansea itself we also cover nearby towns such as Briton Ferry (8.7 km), Gorseinon and Neath. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Questions from Swansea
Do you cover SA1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Swansea including SA1, and nearby towns such as Briton Ferry and Gorseinon. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Swansea?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.
Is FD60 just a thicker FD30?
No. FD60 doors are built and tested as a different product, usually with a thicker core, different seals and different ironmongery. Only the tested combination carries the 60-minute rating.