Fire door hold-open devices: our service in Rochester
Our fire door hold-open devices service covers Rochester and the wider Kent area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Rochester, fire door work covers everything from schools to light industrial buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Free-swing closers suit Rochester settings where residents or pupils find doors hard to open. Where doors in Rochester care homes, schools or offices are being wedged open, a hold-open device is the safe fix.
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:
- Hold-open and free-swing closers
- Coordination of alarm interface
- Record of devices and test results
- Assessment of door use and alarm system
Fire door law for Rochester properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Rochester 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 Rochester 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Rochester
You are most likely to need fire door hold-open devices if you look after offices, schools or clinics. Whatever the building in Rochester, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
From enquiry to handover in Rochester
- 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
Budgeting for fire door hold-open devices in Rochester
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 Rochester as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Rochester and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Chatham, Strood, Gillingham and Gravesend are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Rochester
Is Rochester within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Rochester in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Chatham. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Rochester?
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.
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.
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.