Getting fire door replacement right in County Durham
Across County Durham, from Darlington to Hartlepool, we survey, supply and fit fire door replacement for homes, blocks of flats and workplaces.
If a door in your County Durham building can be repaired rather than replaced, we will tell you. We never leave a County Durham opening without a door; the new one is on site before the old one comes out.
Fire door work in County Durham spans housing providers with large estates, individual landlords, businesses and homeowners. We price every job from a survey, never from a list price alone, because the condition of the frames and the hardware makes a real difference.
After an inspection report
Most replacement work follows a fire door inspection or fire risk assessment. Send us the report and we will price each action, replacement or repair, door by door, so you can prioritise. Our guide to failed inspections explains how to read the findings.
Which fire door rules apply in County Durham?
The rules that apply to fire doors in County Durham 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 County Durham 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.
What happens after you enquire
- Review the inspection report or survey each door
- Recommend repair or replacement with reasons
- Order replacements to size
- Remove the old door only when the new one is on site
- Install, test and record each opening
- Dispose of old doors and hand over evidence
Guide prices in County Durham
Budget around £300–£600 for a leaf, £650–£2,400 for a doorset depending on type, ex VAT for fire door replacement. Our guide prices are the same in County Durham as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Fire door replacement questions
Do you provide fire door replacement across County Durham?
Yes. We cover all of County Durham, including Darlington and Hartlepool. Surveys and written quotes are free.
Can you work from my fire risk assessment?
Yes. Send us the actions and we will price each fire door item and report back against the same references.
How do I know if a fire door needs replacing?
A competent inspection will tell you. Typical reasons are serious damage, gaps that cannot be corrected, no evidence the door is a fire door, or unapproved alterations such as new holes or glazing.