Getting fire door closers right in West Midlands
We provide fire door closers across West Midlands, covering 24 towns and 95 postcode districts, including Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton.
Free-swing closers are a practical option for West Midlands care homes and supported living. A closer that fails to latch the door is one of the first things we put right on West Midlands fire doors.
Wherever your building is in West Midlands, 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 West Midlands?
England's framework applies in West Midlands. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in West Midlands, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
What happens after you enquire
- 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
Prices for fire door closers in West Midlands
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 West Midlands building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Fire door closers questions
Do you provide fire door closers across West Midlands?
Yes. We cover all of West Midlands, including Birmingham and Coventry. Surveys and written quotes are free.
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.
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.