Fire door closers in Bournemouth, done to the evidence
Our fire door closers service in Bournemouth is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Buildings in and around Bournemouth range from offices to industrial units 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.
Free-swing closers are a practical option for Bournemouth care homes and supported living. A closer that fails to latch the door is one of the first things we put right on Bournemouth fire doors.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Adjustment of speed, latching and backcheck
- Assessment of door size, weight and use
- Correctly powered closer to BS EN 1154
- Close-and-latch test from full open
Fire door law for Bournemouth properties
In Bournemouth, 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 Bournemouth 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 fire door closers in Bournemouth?
You are most likely to need fire door closers if you look after offices, blocks of flats or HMOs. Whatever the building in Bournemouth, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Bournemouth
- 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 Bournemouth
Guide pricing for fire door closers: £90–£220 per closer supplied and fitted; adjustment visits from £195, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Bournemouth building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Bournemouth and neighbouring towns
As well as Bournemouth, we cover neighbouring towns including Christchurch, Poole and New Milton. The survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you cover BH2 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Bournemouth including BH2, and nearby towns such as Christchurch and Poole. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Bournemouth building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.
Do all fire doors need closers?
Most do. Exceptions include some doors kept locked shut and some doors within houses, depending on the fire strategy.