Getting fire door hold-open devices right in Boston
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Boston, we offer fire door hold-open devices with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Around Boston, small offices, family homes after loft conversions and care homes all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Free-swing closers suit Boston settings where residents or pupils find doors hard to open. Where doors in Boston care homes, schools or offices are being wedged open, a hold-open device is the safe fix.
Types of hold-open
Electromagnetic door holders are wall or floor magnets wired to the fire alarm. Hold-open closers combine the closer and the hold-open in one unit. Free-swing closers let the door move freely and close it on alarm. Some battery units listen for the alarm sound; these must be suitable for the alarm system and the building. The right choice depends on the door, the alarm and how people use the space.
What you get:
- Release testing with the alarm
- Hold-open and free-swing closers
- Record of devices and test results
- Coordination of alarm interface
Which fire door rules apply in Boston?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Boston 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 Boston 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 Boston
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Boston can all commission fire door hold-open devices from us. The usual settings are care homes and offices, though single doors for communal corridors are just as welcome.
Our process in Boston
- 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 Boston
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 Boston as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Boston and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Spalding, Skegness and Wisbech. Distance from Boston does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Boston
Do you cover PE21 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Boston including PE21, and nearby towns such as Spalding and Skegness. The survey and written quote are free.
How quickly can you survey in Boston?
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.