HMO fire doors in Peterborough, done to the evidence
Our HMO fire doors service covers Peterborough and the wider Cambridgeshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Peterborough, fire door work covers everything from converted period houses to schools. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Closers we fit in Peterborough HMOs are set to close and latch without slamming, so tenants are less tempted to disconnect them. For HMO landlords in Peterborough, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection.
Fitting around tenants
HMO work happens in people's homes. We agree access with you and your tenants, work room by room, and leave every bedroom lockable at the end of the day. Where thumb-turn locks are needed so occupants can get out without a key, we fit ones that are covered by the door's evidence.
On a typical job that means:
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals
- Self-closers set to close without slamming
- Photo record for licensing and inspections
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
Fire door law for Peterborough properties
In Peterborough, 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 Peterborough 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 HMO fire doors in Peterborough?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Peterborough can all commission HMO fire doors from us. The usual settings are converted period houses and shared houses, though single doors for bedsit conversions are just as welcome.
How a Peterborough job runs
- Review the council's requirements or schedule of works
- Survey each door and frame
- Agree specification and tenant access
- Fit doors, seals, closers and locks
- Test every door closes and latches
- Hand over evidence for the council
Budgeting for HMO fire doors in Peterborough
Guide pricing for HMO fire doors: from around £350 per door in a volume HMO job, up to £900 where frames are replaced, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Peterborough building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Peterborough and neighbouring towns
As well as Peterborough, we cover neighbouring towns including Stamford, March and Spalding. The survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Do you cover PE1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Peterborough including PE1, and nearby towns such as Stamford and March. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Peterborough?
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 tenants lock their bedroom doors?
Yes, but they must be able to get out without a key, so thumb-turn locks on the inside are common. The lock must be covered by the door's evidence.
Do HMO fire doors need closers?
In many HMOs, yes, especially on bedroom and kitchen doors. Your council's schedule of works will say which doors need them.