Flat entrance fire doors in Solihull, B91

Flat entrance fire doors: our service in Solihull

From the B91 postcode district outwards, we take on flat entrance fire doors across Solihull for homes, blocks and workplaces.

Fire doors in Solihull protect escape routes in HMOs, offices and care homes alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.

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

Each installation includes:

• Resident liaison, photo record and certificate references
• Certified FD30S doorset in timber or composite
• Viewer, numerals and security hardware within the certification
• Survey of door, frame, threshold and ironmongery

Which fire door rules apply in Solihull?

England's framework applies in Solihull. 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 Solihull, 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 Solihull need flat entrance fire doors?

You are most likely to need flat entrance fire doors if you look after flats above shops, sheltered housing or converted houses split into flats. Whatever the building in Solihull, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.

The steps on a Solihull installation

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 Solihull

Guide pricing for flat entrance fire doors: £1,200–£2,400 per certified flat entrance doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Solihull building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.

Around Solihull

Neighbouring towns such as Shirley, Acocks Green, Washwood Heath and Birmingham are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

Questions from Solihull