What HMO fire doors in Chatham should include
From the ME4 postcode district outwards, we take on HMO fire doors across Chatham for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Chatham has a broad mix of buildings, including family homes after loft conversions, houses with integral garages and schools, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
For HMO landlords in Chatham, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection. Closers we fit in Chatham HMOs are set to close and latch without slamming, so tenants are less tempted to disconnect them.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Thumb-turn locks within the evidence where needed
- Survey of bedroom, kitchen and stair doors
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
Which fire door rules apply in Chatham?
In Chatham, 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 Chatham 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Chatham
From student lets to shared houses, the requirement for HMO fire doors in Chatham 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.
How a Chatham 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
What does HMO fire doors cost in Chatham?
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for HMO fire doors is from around £350 per door in a volume HMO job, up to £900 where frames are replaced, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Nearby areas we cover from Chatham
We also cover towns near Chatham, including Rochester (1.8 km away), Gillingham and Strood. If your building is in ME4 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Common questions
Do you cover ME4 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Chatham including ME4, and nearby towns such as Rochester and Gillingham. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Chatham?
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.
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.