Getting integral garage fire doors right in Gerrards Cross
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Gerrards Cross, we offer integral garage fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Gerrards Cross, fire door work covers everything from small blocks of flats to family homes after loft conversions. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
For homes in Gerrards Cross with an integral garage, the door into the house is one of the few internal doors expected to be fire-rated and self-closing. If you are selling a home in Gerrards Cross, we can leave product details for your solicitor along with the door.
When you might need a new garage door
The usual triggers are building control flagging the door during a conversion or extension, a house sale survey raising it, or the discovery that the original door has been swapped for a standard internal door. Some garage conversions remove the need altogether; others create new requirements. Our guide to fire doors in houses explains when they are needed.
As standard, the work covers:
- Product details for building control or your solicitor
- Survey of the opening, threshold and step
- Certified FD30S door or doorset
- Self-closer set gently but positively
What the rules say for Gerrards Cross
The rules that apply to fire doors in Gerrards Cross 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 Gerrards Cross 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.
Who needs integral garage fire doors in Gerrards Cross?
Typical settings for integral garage fire doors include homes being extended, homes being sold and houses with integral garages. In Gerrards Cross, as elsewhere, the work is usually commissioned by homeowners, often alongside a builder or after a building control visit, so we fit around the household and leave the product details building control asks for.
The steps on a Gerrards Cross installation
- Visit to measure the opening and check the frame
- Agree door style and finish
- Order certified door or doorset
- Fit door, seals and closer
- Adjust threshold and latching
- Leave product information for your records
Budgeting for integral garage fire doors in Gerrards Cross
Budget around £550–£1,100 supplied and fitted, depending on whether the frame is replaced, ex VAT for integral garage fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Gerrards Cross as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Gerrards Cross
Gerrards Cross is about 52.5 km from Milton Keynes, and we cover both, along with nearby Chalfont St Peter and Uxbridge. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Gerrards Cross
Do you cover SL9 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Gerrards Cross including SL9, and nearby towns such as Chalfont St Peter and Uxbridge. The survey and written quote are free.
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.
Does my garage door need to be a fire door?
If the garage is integral to the house, Approved Document B in England expects the connecting door to be a fire door with smoke control. Requirements in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are similar in purpose but set out in their own guidance.
Will building control accept the door?
We supply certified products and leave product and certificate details so your building control body or solicitor can see what was fitted. The final decision is theirs.