What flat entrance fire doors in Cheltenham should include
Our flat entrance fire doors service in Cheltenham is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
In and around Cheltenham, fire door work covers everything from HMOs to care homes. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
In a block of flats in Cheltenham, each flat's front door is what keeps smoke out of the shared corridor, which is why a working closer matters as much as the door. Flat entrance door programmes in Cheltenham are scheduled around residents, with access agreed in advance and each flat left secure the same day.
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.
What you get:
- Certified FD30S doorset in timber or composite
- Intumescent and smoke seals, threshold set to evidence
- Survey of door, frame, threshold and ironmongery
- Viewer, numerals and security hardware within the certification
Fire door law for Cheltenham properties
In Cheltenham, 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 Cheltenham 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Cheltenham
From purpose-built blocks of flats to flats above shops, the requirement for flat entrance fire doors in Cheltenham comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
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
Budgeting for flat entrance fire doors in Cheltenham
Budget around £1,200–£2,400 per certified flat entrance doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT for flat entrance fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Cheltenham as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Cheltenham
Nearby towns we cover include Tewkesbury, Gloucester and Stroud. Distance from Cheltenham does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Cheltenham
Do you cover GL50 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Cheltenham including GL50, and nearby towns such as Tewkesbury and Gloucester. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Cheltenham 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 residents choose the colour of their front door?
Often, within the range the doorset manufacturer offers and within any rules the freeholder sets for the corridor. Factory finishes are better than site painting, which can clog seals and hide labels.
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.