Getting glazed fire doors right in New Malden
Our glazed fire doors service in New Malden is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Fire doors in New Malden protect escape routes in schools, clinics and hotels alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Schools, offices and care settings in New Malden often need vision panels, and each one has to use fire-rated glass in a tested system. When a vision panel breaks in a New Malden building, we re-glaze it to the door's original glazing system rather than a near match.
New glazed doors or re-glazing?
Where a door already has a certified aperture, it can usually be re-glazed with the specified glass and system after damage. Cutting a new vision panel into an existing fire door is a different matter: it is only acceptable if the door's certification covers that aperture size and position. In most cases a new glazed doorset is the right answer.
What you get:
- Evidence of the glazing system fitted
- Tested beads, glazing seals and fixings
- Safety glazing and visibility considerations
- Fire-rated glass suited to the rating and location
The regulations behind fire doors in New Malden
Fire doors in New Malden fall under English rules. New and replacement doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B. In workplaces and the common parts of blocks, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as clarified by the Fire Safety Act 2021, puts the duty on the responsible person to keep fire doors suitable and maintained. Enforcement of fire safety law in New Malden sits with the London Fire Brigade.
For residential buildings in New Malden above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 adds checks: communal fire doors at least every three months and best-endeavours checks of flat entrance doors at least every twelve months. Higher-risk buildings of at least 18 metres or seven storeys also come under the Building Safety Act 2022, where works may need approval from the Building Safety Regulator.
Who needs glazed fire doors in New Malden?
Typical settings for glazed fire doors include communal corridors, offices and care homes. In New Malden, 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.
How a New Malden job runs
- Identify the door's certification and glazing system
- Confirm glass type, size and impact requirements
- Supply glazed doorsets or matching glazing kits
- Fit glass, seals and beads to the tested system
- Check gaps, closer and latching on the finished door
- Record the products used
What does glazed fire doors cost in New Malden?
As a guide, budget £850–£1,900 per glazed doorset supplied and fitted; re-glazing priced per panel, ex VAT for glazed fire doors. The figure for your New Malden 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.
New Malden and neighbouring towns
We also cover towns near New Malden, including Surbiton (2.7 km away), Morden and Wimbledon. If your building is in KT3 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions
Do you work in New Malden?
Yes, we take on glazed fire doors in New Malden and the surrounding area, including Surbiton and Morden. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in New Malden?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
Are wired glass fire doors still acceptable?
Some older doors use wired glass. Whether it is acceptable depends on its fire rating and whether it meets safety glazing rules for that location. We advise case by case.
Can any toughened glass go in a fire door?
No. Fire doors need fire-rated glass of the type and size covered by the door's test evidence, fitted with the matching beads and seals. Standard toughened glass is not fire resisting.