FD60 fire doors in Swindon

FD60 fire doors: our service in Swindon

When you book FD60 fire doors in Swindon, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.

Fire doors in Swindon protect escape routes in schools, mixed-use office buildings and clinics alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.

Before ordering FD60 doors for a Swindon building, we check the rating each opening actually needs, because over-specifying makes doors heavier and dearer. For FD60 work in Swindon we generally fit certified doorsets, so frame and leaf share the same test evidence.

When does a building need FD60 rather than FD30?

FD60 doors appear where the fire strategy asks a wall to resist fire for an hour: stair cores and lobbies in taller buildings, plant and boiler rooms, some service risers, refuse stores and compartment walls between different uses. The rating follows the wall. Fitting an FD30 door in a 60-minute wall leaves a weak point, and fitting FD60 everywhere wastes money and makes doors harder to open.

We work from your fire strategy, the building's drawings or the fire risk assessment. Where these disagree with what is on site, we flag it before ordering.

Each installation includes:

• Intumescent and smoke seals as specified
• Load-rated hinges and correctly powered closer
• Check of the fire strategy rating for each opening
• Certified FD60 doorset or leaf with matching evidence

What the rules say for Swindon

In Swindon, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.

Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Swindon building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.

Who needs FD60 fire doors in Swindon?

You are most likely to need FD60 fire doors if you look after refuse stores, mixed-use commercial buildings or plant and boiler rooms. Whatever the building in Swindon, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.

Our process in Swindon

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

What does FD60 fire doors cost in Swindon?

As a guide, budget £850–£1,800 per FD60 doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT for FD60 fire doors. The figure for your Swindon 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.

Swindon and neighbouring towns

Beyond Swindon itself we also cover nearby towns such as Cirencester (22.2 km), Chippenham and Witney. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.

Questions from Swindon