Flat entrance fire doors in Falmouth, done to the evidence
Our flat entrance fire doors service covers Falmouth and the wider Cornwall area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Falmouth, fire door work covers everything from family homes after loft conversions to light industrial buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Flat entrance door programmes in Falmouth 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 Falmouth, 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Viewer, numerals and security hardware within the certification
- Intumescent and smoke seals, threshold set to evidence
- Self-closer set to close and latch
- Certified FD30S doorset in timber or composite
Fire door law for Falmouth properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Falmouth 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 Falmouth 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.
Where flat entrance fire doors fit in Falmouth
Typical settings for flat entrance fire doors include purpose-built blocks of flats, converted houses split into flats and sheltered housing. In Falmouth, 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.
What happens after you enquire
- 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
What does flat entrance fire doors cost in Falmouth?
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for flat entrance fire doors is £1,200–£2,400 per certified flat entrance doorset 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 Falmouth
We also cover towns near Falmouth, including Truro (12.4 km away), Redruth and Camborne. If your building is in TR11 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Falmouth
Do you work in Falmouth?
Yes, we take on flat entrance fire doors in Falmouth and the surrounding area, including Truro and Redruth. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Falmouth 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 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.
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.