HMO fire doors in Kent: what's involved
We provide HMO fire doors across Kent, covering 23 towns and 73 postcode districts, including Maidstone, Gillingham and Chatham.
For HMO landlords in Kent, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection. Closers we fit in Kent HMOs are set to close and latch without slamming, so tenants are less tempted to disconnect them.
Wherever your building is in Kent, the fire safety duties come from national rules, and our installation standard is the same.
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.
The regulations behind fire doors in Kent
The rules that apply to fire doors in Kent 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 Kent 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.
From enquiry to handover in Kent
- 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
Prices for HMO fire doors in Kent
As a guide, budget from around £350 per door in a volume HMO job, up to £900 where frames are replaced, ex VAT for HMO fire doors. The figure for your Kent 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.
HMO fire doors questions
Do you provide HMO fire doors across Kent?
Yes. We cover all of Kent, including Maidstone and Gillingham. Surveys and written quotes are free.
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 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.