Certified fire doorsets in Greenwich, SE10

Certified fire doorsets for Greenwich buildings

We provide certified fire doorsets in Greenwich (SE10 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.

Buildings in and around Greenwich range from schools to purpose-built blocks of flats and shared houses. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.

Doorsets suit refurbishment programmes in Greenwich, where several openings can be measured, ordered and fitted in one planned sequence. Every doorset we fit in Greenwich 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.

On a typical job that means:

• Closer set-up and close-and-latch testing
• Installation to the manufacturer's instructions
• Certificate references and photo record per opening
• Doorset selection to rating, size and use

The regulations behind fire doors in Greenwich

The rules that apply to fire doors in Greenwich 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 Greenwich sits with the London Fire Brigade.

Where a Greenwich 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 Greenwich

Typical settings for certified fire doorsets include blocks of flats, refurbishment programmes and new-build and conversion projects. In Greenwich, 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.

Our process in Greenwich

1. Survey and measure every structural opening
2. Specify doorsets by rating, size, hand, finish and hardware
3. Prepare openings and remove existing doors and linings
4. Fix and seal the frames to the structure
5. Hang, adjust and test each leaf and closer
6. Fit architraves, make good and hand over evidence

Prices for certified fire doorsets in Greenwich

If you need a budget figure first, the guide for certified fire doorsets is £650–£1,300 for an FD30 doorset and £850–£1,800 for FD60, supplied and fitted, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.

Around Greenwich

Nearby towns we cover include Blackheath, Canary Wharf and Catford. Distance from Greenwich does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.

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