HMO fire doors in Sittingbourne: what's involved
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Sittingbourne, we offer HMO fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Sittingbourne protect escape routes in family homes after loft conversions, care homes and low-rise blocks of flats alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
We can price an HMO in Sittingbourne directly from the council's schedule of works and give you evidence to send back. Closers we fit in Sittingbourne 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals
- Photo record for licensing and inspections
- Survey of bedroom, kitchen and stair doors
Fire door law for Sittingbourne properties
In Sittingbourne, 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 Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Sittingbourne can all commission HMO fire doors from us. The usual settings are bedsit conversions and student lets, though single doors for shared houses are just as welcome.
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 Sittingbourne
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 Sittingbourne
We also cover towns near Sittingbourne, including Faversham (11.2 km away), Gillingham and Chatham. If your building is in ME10 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Sittingbourne
Do you cover ME10 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Sittingbourne including ME10, and nearby towns such as Faversham and Gillingham. The survey and written quote are free.
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 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.
Do all doors in an HMO need to be fire doors?
Not always. Bedroom, kitchen and stair doors are the usual focus. The council's requirements depend on the HMO's size, storeys and layout.