What fire door closers in County Antrim should include
For fire door closers anywhere in County Antrim, one team handles the survey, supply, installation and handover, covering Lisburn, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus and the rest of the county.
A closer that fails to latch the door is one of the first things we put right on County Antrim fire doors. We set closers in County Antrim buildings so doors close fully without becoming too heavy to open.
Wherever your building is in County Antrim, the fire safety duties come from national rules, and our installation standard is the same.
Overhead, concealed or free-swing
Overhead closers are the most common and easiest to maintain. Concealed closers keep a clean look and deter tampering, if covered by the door's evidence. Free-swing closers let a door move freely in everyday use and close when the fire alarm sounds, which is useful in care homes and for people who find doors hard to open.
Which fire door rules apply in County Antrim?
County Antrim is in Northern Ireland, where fire doors are covered by the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and Technical Booklet E on fire safety. Duties in non-domestic premises come from the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010.
The English regulation 10 checking regime does not apply here, so the fire risk assessment sets how often doors in County Antrim are checked. We hand over evidence that supports it.
Our process in County Antrim
- Check the door, frame and existing closer
- Select a closer suited to the leaf and use
- Fit to the template and the door's evidence
- Adjust closing and latching speeds
- Test from wide and small opening angles
- Record the closer and its settings
Guide prices in County Antrim
Budget around £90–£220 per closer supplied and fitted; adjustment visits from £195, ex VAT for fire door closers. Our guide prices are the same in County Antrim as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Fire door closers questions
Do you provide fire door closers across County Antrim?
Yes. We cover all of County Antrim, including Lisburn and Newtownabbey. Surveys and written quotes are free.
Can a fire door closer be too strong?
Yes. An over-powered or badly set closer makes the door hard to open and may lead people to wedge it. The goal is reliable closing with a reasonable opening force.
Why won't my fire door latch?
Usually the closer is out of adjustment or under-powered, or the latch and keep are misaligned. Both are normally quick to fix.