Getting fire door replacement right in Folkestone
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Folkestone, we offer fire door replacement with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Folkestone protect escape routes in schools, family homes after loft conversions and industrial estates alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
If your Folkestone building has an inspection report or fire risk assessment, we quote against the same door references. If a door in your Folkestone building can be repaired rather than replaced, we will tell you.
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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Assessment of repair versus replacement
- Certified leaf or full doorset
- Evidence linked back to your inspection report
- Frame repair or replacement where needed
Fire door law for Folkestone properties
In Folkestone, 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 Folkestone 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 replacement in Folkestone?
You are most likely to need fire door replacement if you look after offices, blocks of flats or HMOs. Whatever the building in Folkestone, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Folkestone
- 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
What does fire door replacement cost in Folkestone?
As a guide, budget £300–£600 for a leaf, £650–£2,400 for a doorset depending on type, ex VAT for fire door replacement. The figure for your Folkestone 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.
Folkestone and neighbouring towns
Folkestone is about 49.8 km from Maidstone, and we cover both, along with nearby Dover and Ashford (Kent). Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Do you cover CT20 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Folkestone including CT20, and nearby towns such as Dover and Ashford (Kent). The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Folkestone 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.
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.
Can you replace just the door and keep the frame?
Yes, if the frame is sound and compatible with the new leaf's certification. If not, we replace the whole doorset.