Getting fire door replacement right in Solihull
Our fire door replacement service in Solihull is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Solihull has a broad mix of buildings, including offices, care homes and purpose-built flats, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
If your Solihull building has an inspection report or fire risk assessment, we quote against the same door references. If a door in your Solihull building can be repaired rather than replaced, we will tell you.
Repair or replace?
Plenty of fire door faults can be fixed: worn seals, loose hinges, failed closers, small gaps. Replacement is the right call when the leaf is split, delaminated or badly damaged, when gaps are too large to correct within the manufacturer's guidance, when the door was never a fire door, or when unapproved holes and alterations have been made. We explain the reason for every replacement we recommend. Our repairs page covers what can be fixed.
As standard, the work covers:
- Frame repair or replacement where needed
- Removal and disposal of the old door
- Seals, hinges, closer and latch to certification
- Evidence linked back to your inspection report
The regulations behind fire doors in Solihull
England's framework applies in Solihull. 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 Solihull, 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Solihull
You are most likely to need fire door replacement if you look after HMOs, schools or offices. Whatever the building in Solihull, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Solihull installation
- 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 Solihull?
Guide pricing for fire door replacement: £300–£600 for a leaf, £650–£2,400 for a doorset depending on type, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Solihull building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Solihull and nearby
Solihull is about 11.0 km from Birmingham, and we cover both, along with nearby Shirley and Acocks Green. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Solihull
Is Solihull within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Solihull in West Midlands and neighbouring towns such as Shirley. There is no charge for the survey.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.
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.