HMO fire doors for Tewkesbury buildings
Our HMO fire doors service in Tewkesbury is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Fire doors in Tewkesbury protect escape routes in small offices, care homes and houses with integral garages alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
For HMO landlords in Tewkesbury, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection. We can price an HMO in Tewkesbury directly from the council's schedule of works and give you evidence to send back.
What councils typically look for
Licensing and housing officers usually look at bedroom doors, kitchen doors and any doors onto the escape stair. Common requirements include 30-minute doors, self-closers, smoke seals and well-fitted frames. Requirements vary with the size and layout of the HMO and the local authority's approach; our HMO fire door guide sets out the typical expectations.
On a typical job that means:
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
- Self-closers set to close without slamming
- Thumb-turn locks within the evidence where needed
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals
What the rules say for Tewkesbury
In Tewkesbury, 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 Tewkesbury 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 Tewkesbury?
From student lets to converted period houses, the requirement for HMO fire doors in Tewkesbury comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
Our process in Tewkesbury
- 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
Guide prices in Tewkesbury
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 Tewkesbury building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Tewkesbury and nearby
Tewkesbury is about 15.2 km from Gloucester, and we cover both, along with nearby Cheltenham and Great Malvern. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Tewkesbury
Do you work in Tewkesbury?
Yes, we take on HMO fire doors in Tewkesbury and the surrounding area, including Cheltenham and Gloucester. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.
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.