Getting fire door hold-open devices right in Trowbridge
Our fire door hold-open devices service in Trowbridge is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
In and around Trowbridge, fire door work covers everything from family homes after loft conversions to light industrial buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Where doors in Trowbridge care homes, schools or offices are being wedged open, a hold-open device is the safe fix. Free-swing closers suit Trowbridge 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:
- Electromagnetic holders to BS EN 1155
- Hold-open and free-swing closers
- Coordination of alarm interface
- Record of devices and test results
Fire door law for Trowbridge properties
England's framework applies in Trowbridge. 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 Trowbridge, 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.
Where fire door hold-open devices fit in Trowbridge
From offices to clinics, the requirement for fire door hold-open devices in Trowbridge comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
Our process in Trowbridge
- 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 Trowbridge
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 Trowbridge building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Trowbridge and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Bath, Frome and Chippenham. Distance from Trowbridge does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Is Trowbridge within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Trowbridge in Wiltshire and neighbouring towns such as Bath. There is no charge for the survey.
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.