HMO fire doors: our service in Horley
If you need HMO fire doors in Horley, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Horley, fire door work covers everything from houses with integral garages to light industrial buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Closers we fit in Horley HMOs are set to close and latch without slamming, so tenants are less tempted to disconnect them. For HMO landlords in Horley, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection.
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.
What you get:
- Survey of bedroom, kitchen and stair doors
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
- Photo record for licensing and inspections
- Thumb-turn locks within the evidence where needed
The regulations behind fire doors in Horley
England's framework applies in Horley. 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 Horley, 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 Horley?
Typical settings for HMO fire doors include shared houses, student lets and converted period houses. In Horley, 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.
Our process in Horley
- 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 Horley
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 Horley as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Horley and nearby
Horley is about 32.1 km from Woking, and we cover both, along with nearby Crawley and Redhill. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Is Horley within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Horley in Surrey and neighbouring towns such as Crawley. 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 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.
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.