What HMO fire doors in Leicester should include
If you need HMO fire doors in Leicester, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Leicester, fire door work covers everything from hotels to mixed-use office buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Closers we fit in Leicester HMOs are set to close and latch without slamming, so tenants are less tempted to disconnect them. For HMO landlords in Leicester, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection.
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.
What you get:
- Thumb-turn locks within the evidence where needed
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals
- Self-closers set to close without slamming
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
Which fire door rules apply in Leicester?
England's framework applies in Leicester. 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 Leicester, 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.
Where HMO fire doors fit in Leicester
The need for HMO fire doors usually arises in student lets or converted period houses, and sometimes shared houses. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Leicester to keep escape routes protected throughout.
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 Leicester
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 Leicester as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Leicester
Beyond Leicester itself we also cover nearby towns such as Oadby (4.9 km), Wigston and Loughborough. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Questions
Is Leicester within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Leicester in Leicestershire and neighbouring towns such as Oadby. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Leicester?
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 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.
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.