Flat entrance fire doors for Crewe buildings
Looking for flat entrance fire doors in Crewe? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Crewe and the wider Cheshire area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Around Crewe, schools, HMOs and care homes all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Flat entrance door programmes in Crewe are scheduled around residents, with access agreed in advance and each flat left secure the same day. We work with freeholders, managing agents and individual leaseholders in Crewe, whoever is responsible for the doors under the lease.
Who pays and who decides?
Flat entrance doors often sit on the boundary between the leaseholder's flat and the freeholder's building. Ownership depends on the lease, and leaseholder consent, landlord consent and Section 20 consultation can all come into it. We work with freeholders, managing agents, housing providers and individual leaseholders, and our responsibility guide covers the common questions.
Each installation includes:
- Survey of door, frame, threshold and ironmongery
- Self-closer set to close and latch
- Intumescent and smoke seals, threshold set to evidence
- Certified FD30S doorset in timber or composite
Rules and responsibilities in Crewe
In Crewe, 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 Crewe 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.
Where flat entrance fire doors fit in Crewe
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Crewe can all commission flat entrance fire doors from us. The usual settings are purpose-built blocks of flats and flats above shops, though single doors for sheltered housing are just as welcome.
Our process in Crewe
- Survey each flat door and agree access with residents
- Confirm specification, finish and hardware with the client
- Order certified doorsets made to measure
- Remove the old door and frame with minimal disruption
- Install, seal, adjust and test the new doorset
- Hand over evidence and resident guidance
Prices for flat entrance fire doors in Crewe
As a guide, budget £1,200–£2,400 per certified flat entrance doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT for flat entrance fire doors. The figure for your Crewe 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.
Around Crewe
Nearby towns we cover include Winsford, Kidsgrove and Congleton. Distance from Crewe does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Is Crewe within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Crewe in Cheshire and neighbouring towns such as Winsford. 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.
Who is responsible for replacing flat front doors?
It depends on the lease. Sometimes the leaseholder owns the door, sometimes the freeholder does. Either way, the replacement has to meet the building's fire strategy, so we can work with whoever commissions it.
Can a flat door have a letterbox?
Only if the letterplate is covered by the doorset's test evidence. A standard letterplate cut into a fire door breaks the rating. Many managing agents choose external post boxes instead.