Fire door hold-open devices for York buildings
Our fire door hold-open devices service covers York and the wider North Yorkshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
York has a broad mix of buildings, including purpose-built flats, offices and industrial units, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Where doors in York care homes, schools or offices are being wedged open, a hold-open device is the safe fix. We coordinate with your fire alarm contractor in York so every hold-open releases when it should.
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:
- Coordination of alarm interface
- Electromagnetic holders to BS EN 1155
- Release testing with the alarm
- Hold-open and free-swing closers
Which fire door rules apply in York?
In York, 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 York 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.
Where fire door hold-open devices fit in York
You are most likely to need fire door hold-open devices if you look after communal corridors, care homes or offices. Whatever the building in York, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
From enquiry to handover in York
- 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 York
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 York 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 York and nearby
As well as York, we cover neighbouring towns including Selby, Harrogate and Goole. The survey and quote are free.
Questions
Is York within your coverage area?
It is. We cover York in North Yorkshire and neighbouring towns such as Selby. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in York?
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.
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.