Flat entrance fire doors for Dover buildings
We provide flat entrance fire doors in Dover (CT17 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.
In and around Dover, fire door work covers everything from houses with integral garages to small offices. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We work with freeholders, managing agents and individual leaseholders in Dover, whoever is responsible for the doors under the lease. In a block of flats in Dover, 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.
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:
- Self-closer set to close and latch
- Viewer, numerals and security hardware within the certification
- Survey of door, frame, threshold and ironmongery
- Resident liaison, photo record and certificate references
Which fire door rules apply in Dover?
England's framework applies in Dover. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Dover, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Which buildings in Dover need flat entrance fire doors?
You are most likely to need flat entrance fire doors if you look after sheltered housing, purpose-built blocks of flats or flats above shops. Whatever the building in Dover, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Dover
- 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
Guide prices in Dover
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.
Around Dover
Nearby towns we cover include Folkestone, Deal and Canterbury. Distance from Dover does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you work in Dover?
Yes, we take on flat entrance fire doors in Dover and the surrounding area, including Folkestone and Deal. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Dover?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.