Fire door hold-open devices for Gravesend buildings
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Gravesend, we offer fire door hold-open devices with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Gravesend, fire door work covers everything from industrial estates to low-rise blocks of flats. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We coordinate with your fire alarm contractor in Gravesend so every hold-open releases when it should. Free-swing closers suit Gravesend 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.
What you get:
- Assessment of door use and alarm system
- Electromagnetic holders to BS EN 1155
- Release testing with the alarm
- Coordination of alarm interface
Fire door law for Gravesend properties
England's framework applies in Gravesend. 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 Gravesend, 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 fire door hold-open devices in Gravesend?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Gravesend can all commission fire door hold-open devices from us. The usual settings are schools and clinics, though single doors for care homes are just as welcome.
From enquiry to handover in Gravesend
- 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 Gravesend
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 Gravesend as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Gravesend and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Grays, Strood, South Ockendon and Stanford-le-Hope are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Gravesend
Do you work in Gravesend?
Yes, we take on fire door hold-open devices in Gravesend and the surrounding area, including Grays and Strood. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Gravesend 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.
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.
Do hold-open devices need the fire alarm?
Hard-wired devices are released by the fire alarm system. Some battery units detect the alarm sound instead; they must be suitable for the building and its alarm.