Fire door hold-open devices: our service in Frome
If you need fire door hold-open devices in Frome, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Frome protect escape routes in small offices, houses with integral garages 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 Frome so every hold-open releases when it should. Free-swing closers suit Frome 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:
- Hold-open and free-swing closers
- Record of devices and test results
- Release testing with the alarm
- Assessment of door use and alarm system
Rules and responsibilities in Frome
The rules that apply to fire doors in Frome 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 Frome 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.
Where fire door hold-open devices fit in Frome
Typical settings for fire door hold-open devices include offices, clinics and care homes. In Frome, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
From enquiry to handover in Frome
- 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 Frome
Guide pricing for fire door hold-open devices: £180–£450 per door for the device, excluding fire alarm interface work, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Frome building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Frome and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Trowbridge, Bath, Kingswood and Chippenham are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Do you work in Frome?
Yes, we take on fire door hold-open devices in Frome and the surrounding area, including Trowbridge and Bath. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.