What HMO fire doors in Cornwall should include
Our HMO fire doors service runs throughout Cornwall. Main towns include Redruth, Falmouth and St Austell, and we cover the smaller places in between.
For HMO landlords in Cornwall, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection. We can price an HMO in Cornwall directly from the council's schedule of works and give you evidence to send back.
Managing agents, landlords, schools, care providers, businesses and homeowners in Cornwall can all use one team for survey, supply, installation and evidence. We plan work around occupants and hand over a record for every door.
Doors that keep working
HMO doors take hard use: closers get disconnected, doors get wedged and seals get painted. We set closers so they close and latch without slamming, which makes tenants less likely to defeat them, and leave you photographs and product details you can show the council.
Fire door law for Cornwall properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Cornwall 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 Cornwall 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.
The steps on a Cornwall installation
- 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
What does HMO fire doors cost in Cornwall?
Budget around from around £350 per door in a volume HMO job, up to £900 where frames are replaced, ex VAT for HMO fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Cornwall as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Questions
Do you provide HMO fire doors across Cornwall?
Yes. We cover all of Cornwall, including Redruth and Falmouth. Surveys and written quotes are free.
Can you work to a council schedule of works?
Yes. Send us the schedule and we will price each item, carry out the work and give you evidence to send back.
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.