Fire door hold-open devices for Leigh buildings
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Leigh, we offer fire door hold-open devices with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Buildings in and around Leigh range from care homes to family homes after loft conversions and small blocks of flats. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
We coordinate with your fire alarm contractor in Leigh so every hold-open releases when it should. Free-swing closers suit Leigh settings where residents or pupils find doors hard to open.
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.
What you get:
- Assessment of door use and alarm system
- Hold-open and free-swing closers
- Record of devices and test results
- Electromagnetic holders to BS EN 1155
What the rules say for Leigh
The rules that apply to fire doors in Leigh 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 Leigh 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.
Where fire door hold-open devices fit in Leigh
The need for fire door hold-open devices usually arises in care homes or schools, and sometimes clinics. 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 Leigh to keep escape routes protected throughout.
Our process in Leigh
- 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
Prices for fire door hold-open devices in Leigh
As a guide, budget £180–£450 per door for the device, excluding fire alarm interface work, ex VAT for fire door hold-open devices. The figure for your Leigh building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Covering Leigh and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Atherton, Tyldesley and Golborne. Distance from Leigh does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Is Leigh within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Leigh in Greater Manchester and neighbouring towns such as Atherton. 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.
Who tests hold-open devices?
They should be tested with the fire alarm as part of the routine testing arrangements. We test them at installation and record the results.
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.