Glazed fire doors: our service in Andover
We provide glazed fire doors in Andover (SP10 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.
In and around Andover, fire door work covers everything from care homes to schools. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We check glazed doors in Andover for both fire performance and safety glazing before recommending repair or replacement. Schools, offices and care settings in Andover often need vision panels, and each one has to use fire-rated glass in a tested system.
Why glazing is a common failure point
Vision panels are useful on corridors, classrooms and wards, but they are also where many fire doors go wrong. Ordinary glass gets swapped in after a breakage, beads are fixed with the wrong pins, glazing seals are missing, or an aperture has been cut on site with no evidence behind it. Each of these can undermine the whole door. Our fire door glazing guide covers the details.
As standard, the work covers:
- Evidence of the glazing system fitted
- Re-glazing of damaged vision panels to the original system
- Tested beads, glazing seals and fixings
- Safety glazing and visibility considerations
What the rules say for Andover
In Andover, 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 Andover 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 Andover
Typical settings for glazed fire doors include care homes, schools and communal corridors. In Andover, 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 Andover
- 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
Guide prices in Andover
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 Andover 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.
Andover and neighbouring towns
Andover is about 34.8 km from Southampton, and we cover both, along with nearby Winchester and Newbury. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Do you cover SP10 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Andover including SP10, and nearby towns such as Winchester and Newbury. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Andover?
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.
What happens if the glass in a fire door breaks?
It should be re-glazed with the same fire-rated glass and glazing system as the original. A temporary board or standard glass leaves the door non-compliant.