FD60 fire doors: our service in Littlehampton
Looking for FD60 fire doors in Littlehampton? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Littlehampton and the wider West Sussex area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Buildings in and around Littlehampton range from HMOs to houses with integral garages and care homes. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Before ordering FD60 doors for a Littlehampton building, we check the rating each opening actually needs, because over-specifying makes doors heavier and dearer. For FD60 work in Littlehampton we generally fit certified doorsets, so frame and leaf share the same test evidence.
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:
- Intumescent and smoke seals as specified
- Load-rated hinges and correctly powered closer
- Check of the fire strategy rating for each opening
- Frame fixing and structural gap sealing recorded with photos
The regulations behind fire doors in Littlehampton
The rules that apply to fire doors in Littlehampton are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Littlehampton block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Buildings and duty holders in Littlehampton
Typical settings for FD60 fire doors include plant and boiler rooms, mixed-use commercial buildings and stair cores in taller blocks. In Littlehampton, 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.
Our process in Littlehampton
- 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 Littlehampton
As a guide, budget £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT for FD60 fire doors. The figure for your Littlehampton building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Covering Littlehampton and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Bognor Regis, Worthing and Chichester. Distance from Littlehampton does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Littlehampton
Is Littlehampton within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Littlehampton in West Sussex and neighbouring towns such as Bognor Regis. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Littlehampton?
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.
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.
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.