Flat entrance fire doors in Swanley

Flat entrance fire doors in Swanley, done to the evidence

Our flat entrance fire doors service in Swanley is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.

Around Swanley, family homes after loft conversions, schools 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.

We work with freeholders, managing agents and individual leaseholders in Swanley, whoever is responsible for the doors under the lease. In a block of flats in Swanley, 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.

What goes into a compliant flat entrance doorset?

We fit certified FD30S doorsets with intumescent and smoke seals, a self-closing device that closes and latches the door from any angle, fire-tested hinges and a lock or latch covered by the certification. Door viewers, spy holes, letterplates, numerals and security hardware can only be fitted if they are part of the doorset's evidence. Where residents want a letterplate, we use one that is covered by the test evidence or recommend a separate post box.

What you get:

• Intumescent and smoke seals, threshold set to evidence
• Self-closer set to close and latch
• Resident liaison, photo record and certificate references
• Survey of door, frame, threshold and ironmongery

Fire door law for Swanley properties

In Swanley, 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 Swanley 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.

Who needs flat entrance fire doors in Swanley?

Typical settings for flat entrance fire doors include flats above shops, purpose-built blocks of flats and sheltered housing. In Swanley, 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.

Our process in Swanley

1. Survey each flat door and agree access with residents
2. Confirm specification, finish and hardware with the client
3. Order certified doorsets made to measure
4. Remove the old door and frame with minimal disruption
5. Install, seal, adjust and test the new doorset
6. Hand over evidence and resident guidance

Guide prices in Swanley

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 Swanley 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 Swanley

We also cover towns near Swanley, including Bexley (5.2 km away), Dartford and Welling. If your building is in BR8 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.

Common questions