HMO fire doors: our service in Gravesend
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Gravesend, we offer HMO fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Gravesend protect escape routes in HMOs, houses with integral garages and low-rise blocks of flats alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
For HMO landlords in Gravesend, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection. We can price an HMO in Gravesend 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:
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals
- Self-closers set to close without slamming
- Survey of bedroom, kitchen and stair doors
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
Rules and responsibilities in Gravesend
England's framework applies in Gravesend. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Gravesend, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Who needs HMO fire doors in Gravesend?
Typical settings for HMO fire doors include bedsit conversions, converted period houses and student lets. In Gravesend, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
What happens after you enquire
- 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 Gravesend
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 Gravesend 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.
Covering Gravesend and nearby
Gravesend is about 22.0 km from Maidstone, and we cover both, along with nearby Grays and Strood. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Do you cover DA11 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Gravesend including DA11, and nearby towns such as Grays and Strood. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Gravesend building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.