HMO fire doors: our service in Worcester
Our HMO fire doors service covers Worcester and the wider Worcestershire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Around Worcester, HMOs, converted period houses and purpose-built flats all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
For HMO landlords in Worcester, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection. We can price an HMO in Worcester 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.
Each installation includes:
- Intumescent strips and smoke seals
- Photo record for licensing and inspections
- Self-closers set to close without slamming
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
What the rules say for Worcester
In Worcester, 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 Worcester 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Worcester
Typical settings for HMO fire doors include bedsit conversions, student lets and converted period houses. In Worcester, 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 Worcester
- 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
Prices for HMO fire doors in Worcester
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.
Covering Worcester and nearby
Beyond Worcester itself we also cover nearby towns such as Droitwich (9.8 km), Great Malvern and Stourport-on-Severn. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Questions
Is Worcester within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Worcester in Worcestershire and neighbouring towns such as Droitwich. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Worcester 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.
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.