Certified fire doorsets for Chippenham buildings
If you need certified fire doorsets in Chippenham, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Chippenham has a broad mix of buildings, including small blocks of flats, light industrial buildings and houses with integral garages, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Pre-hung doorsets keep disruption down in occupied buildings in Chippenham, with less cutting and fewer return visits. Every doorset we fit in Chippenham is handed over with its certificate reference and photographs of the frame fixing and gap sealing.
What does third-party certification mean?
Third-party certification means an independent body has checked the product's test evidence and audits the factory that makes it. Certified products carry a label or plug on the door edge and a certificate you can check. Buyers often look for schemes such as BWF Certifire or BM TRADA Q-Mark when choosing products. Our guide to certified doorsets explains how to read the label and certificate.
Each installation includes:
- Frame fixing and frame-to-wall gap sealing
- Installation to the manufacturer's instructions
- Doorset selection to rating, size and use
- Pre-hung, pre-machined doorsets where available
Fire door law for Chippenham properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Chippenham 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.
Where a Chippenham 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 Chippenham
You are most likely to need certified fire doorsets if you look after new-build and conversion projects, refurbishment programmes or blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Chippenham, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Chippenham installation
- 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
Prices for certified fire doorsets in Chippenham
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.
Nearby areas we cover from Chippenham
Nearby towns we cover include Trowbridge, Bath and Yate. Distance from Chippenham does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you cover SN15 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Chippenham including SN15, and nearby towns such as Trowbridge and Bath. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Chippenham 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 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.
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.