Glazed fire doors: our service in Winchester
Looking for glazed fire doors in Winchester? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Winchester and the wider Hampshire area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Buildings in and around Winchester range from schools to houses with integral garages and small offices. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Schools, offices and care settings in Winchester often need vision panels, and each one has to use fire-rated glass in a tested system. When a vision panel breaks in a Winchester building, we re-glaze it to the door's original glazing system rather than a near match.
Safety and visibility
Glass in doors also has to meet safety glazing rules, so the fire-rated glass chosen needs to be suitable for impact as well. For schools and care settings we also consider where the panel sits so that children or wheelchair users can see through it.
As standard, the work covers:
- Glazed doorsets with certified apertures
- Re-glazing of damaged vision panels to the original system
- Fire-rated glass suited to the rating and location
- Safety glazing and visibility considerations
The regulations behind fire doors in Winchester
The rules that apply to fire doors in Winchester are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Winchester block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Which buildings in Winchester need glazed fire doors?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Winchester can all commission glazed fire doors from us. The usual settings are communal corridors and offices, though single doors for care homes are just as welcome.
Our process in Winchester
- 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 Winchester
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for glazed fire doors is £850–£1,900 per glazed doorset supplied and fitted; re-glazing priced per panel, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Winchester and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Eastleigh, Southampton and Totton. Distance from Winchester does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Is Winchester within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Winchester in Hampshire and neighbouring towns such as Eastleigh. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Winchester?
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.
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.
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.