Fire door hold-open devices: our service in Cirencester
From the GL7 postcode district outwards, we take on fire door hold-open devices across Cirencester for homes, blocks and workplaces.
In and around Cirencester, fire door work covers everything from houses with integral garages to care homes. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Where doors in Cirencester care homes, schools or offices are being wedged open, a hold-open device is the safe fix. We coordinate with your fire alarm contractor in Cirencester so every hold-open releases when it should.
Why doors get wedged
Busy corridors, care homes and schools have doors that people need open all day. If there is no safe way to hold them, they get wedged, which defeats the door completely. A hold-open device or free-swing closer solves the problem properly.
As standard, the work covers:
- Electromagnetic holders to BS EN 1155
- Record of devices and test results
- Release testing with the alarm
- Hold-open and free-swing closers
What the rules say for Cirencester
The rules that apply to fire doors in Cirencester 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 Cirencester 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.
Which buildings in Cirencester need fire door hold-open devices?
Typical settings for fire door hold-open devices include care homes, clinics and schools. In Cirencester, 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 Cirencester
- Survey the doors and the fire alarm arrangement
- Choose device type for each door
- Agree interface work with the alarm contractor
- Fit and commission the devices
- Test release on alarm activation
- Record results and hand over
Guide prices in Cirencester
Guide pricing for fire door hold-open devices: £180–£450 per door for the device, excluding fire alarm interface work, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Cirencester building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Cirencester
Neighbouring towns such as Stroud, Cheltenham, Swindon and Gloucester are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Do you work in Cirencester?
Yes, we take on fire door hold-open devices in Cirencester and the surrounding area, including Stroud and Cheltenham. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Cirencester?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
What is the difference between a hold-open and a free-swing closer?
A hold-open keeps the door at a fixed open position. A free-swing closer lets the door move freely, as if no closer were fitted, until the alarm sounds.
Is it legal to wedge open a fire door?
Wedging a fire door open defeats its purpose and is likely to breach the duties under fire safety law. A hold-open device that releases on alarm is the safe alternative.