Fire door hold-open devices for Gosport buildings
Our fire door hold-open devices service covers Gosport and the wider Hampshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Fire doors in Gosport protect escape routes in industrial estates, HMOs and family homes after loft conversions alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
We coordinate with your fire alarm contractor in Gosport so every hold-open releases when it should. Free-swing closers suit Gosport settings where residents or pupils find doors hard to open.
Working with your alarm contractor
Hard-wired hold-opens need an interface with the fire alarm, which is usually designed and certified by your fire alarm contractor. We fit and commission the door side and coordinate the interface, then test that every device releases when the alarm operates.
As standard, the work covers:
- Record of devices and test results
- Release testing with the alarm
- Electromagnetic holders to BS EN 1155
- Hold-open and free-swing closers
The regulations behind fire doors in Gosport
In Gosport, 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 Gosport 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.
Who needs fire door hold-open devices in Gosport?
The need for fire door hold-open devices usually arises in offices or communal corridors, 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 Gosport to keep escape routes protected throughout.
Our process in Gosport
- 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 Gosport
Budget around £180–£450 per door for the device, excluding fire alarm interface work, ex VAT for fire door hold-open devices. Our guide prices are the same in Gosport as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Gosport and neighbouring towns
Gosport is about 22.8 km from Southampton, and we cover both, along with nearby Portsmouth and Fareham. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Do you work in Gosport?
Yes, we take on fire door hold-open devices in Gosport and the surrounding area, including Portsmouth and Fareham. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Gosport?
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.
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.