Getting HMO fire doors right in Royal Tunbridge Wells
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Royal Tunbridge Wells, we offer HMO fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Royal Tunbridge Wells protect escape routes in HMOs, schools and care homes alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
For HMO landlords in Royal Tunbridge Wells, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection. Closers we fit in Royal Tunbridge Wells HMOs are set to close and latch without slamming, so tenants are less tempted to disconnect them.
Fitting around tenants
HMO work happens in people's homes. We agree access with you and your tenants, work room by room, and leave every bedroom lockable at the end of the day. Where thumb-turn locks are needed so occupants can get out without a key, we fit ones that are covered by the door's evidence.
On a typical job that means:
- Self-closers set to close without slamming
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals
- Survey of bedroom, kitchen and stair doors
Which fire door rules apply in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells 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.
Where HMO fire doors fit in Royal Tunbridge Wells
You are most likely to need HMO fire doors if you look after student lets, bedsit conversions or shared houses. Whatever the building in Royal Tunbridge Wells, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells?
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 Royal Tunbridge Wells as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Royal Tunbridge Wells and nearby
Royal Tunbridge Wells is about 23.1 km from Maidstone, and we cover both, along with nearby Tonbridge and Crowborough. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Is Royal Tunbridge Wells within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Tonbridge. There is no charge for the survey.
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.
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.
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.