Certified fire doorsets: our service in Barnet
If you need certified fire doorsets in Barnet, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Barnet protect escape routes in hotels, shared houses and schools alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Doorsets suit refurbishment programmes in Barnet, where several openings can be measured, ordered and fitted in one planned sequence. Every doorset we fit in Barnet is handed over with its certificate reference and photographs of the frame fixing and gap sealing.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Pre-hung, pre-machined doorsets where available
- Doorset selection to rating, size and use
- Certificate references and photo record per opening
- Closer set-up and close-and-latch testing
Fire door law for Barnet properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Barnet 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Barnet sits with the London Fire Brigade.
Where a Barnet 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Barnet
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Barnet can all commission certified fire doorsets from us. The usual settings are blocks of flats and schools and offices, though single doors for refurbishment programmes are just as welcome.
Our process in Barnet
- 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 Barnet
Budget around £650–£1,300 for an FD30 doorset and £850–£1,800 for FD60, supplied and fitted, ex VAT for certified fire doorsets. Our guide prices are the same in Barnet as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Barnet and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Hadley Wood, Potters Bar, Borehamwood and Finchley are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Is Barnet within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Barnet in Greater London and neighbouring towns such as Hadley Wood. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Barnet?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
Are doorsets more expensive than a leaf?
The product costs more, but the labour is often lower and the result is better evidenced. Where a frame would need replacing anyway, a doorset is usually the better value.
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.