Certified fire doorsets: our service in Ely
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Ely, we offer certified fire doorsets with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Ely protect escape routes in schools, care homes and light industrial buildings alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Doorsets suit refurbishment programmes in Ely, where several openings can be measured, ordered and fitted in one planned sequence. Pre-hung doorsets keep disruption down in occupied buildings in Ely, with less cutting and fewer return visits.
Why choose a doorset over a door leaf?
A fire door's rating belongs to the assembly that was tested, not to the leaf on its own. When a certified leaf is hung in an old frame with mismatched hinges and seals, nobody can say with confidence how it will perform. A doorset arrives with the frame, gaps and ironmongery already matched, so the installer's job is to fix it correctly into the opening and seal it to the structure.
Doorsets also cut time on site, which matters in occupied buildings: less cutting, less dust and fewer return visits.
What you get:
- Doorset selection to rating, size and use
- Closer set-up and close-and-latch testing
- Frame fixing and frame-to-wall gap sealing
- Installation to the manufacturer's instructions
The regulations behind fire doors in Ely
In Ely, 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 Ely 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.
Which buildings in Ely need certified fire doorsets?
Typical settings for certified fire doorsets include schools and offices, blocks of flats and refurbishment programmes. In Ely, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
From enquiry to handover in Ely
- Survey and measure every structural opening
- Specify doorsets by rating, size, hand, finish and hardware
- Prepare openings and remove existing doors and linings
- Fix and seal the frames to the structure
- Hang, adjust and test each leaf and closer
- Fit architraves, make good and hand over evidence
Guide prices in Ely
As a guide, budget £650–£1,300 for an FD30 doorset and £850–£1,800 for FD60, supplied and fitted, ex VAT for certified fire doorsets. The figure for your Ely 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.
Nearby areas we cover from Ely
Ely is about 39.6 km from Peterborough, and we cover both, along with nearby Newmarket and March. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Is Ely within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Ely in Cambridgeshire and neighbouring towns such as Newmarket. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Ely?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
How long do doorsets take to arrive?
Lead times depend on the manufacturer, size, finish and ironmongery. Standard sizes can be quick; bespoke sizes and finishes take longer. We give you the lead time with the quote and confirm it at order.
Can a doorset be fitted into an existing opening?
Usually, yes. Doorsets are made to fit the structural opening once the old frame is removed. We measure the opening on the survey so the doorset is made to the right size and the gaps to the wall stay within what the evidence allows.