Integral garage fire doors: our service in Highbury
If you need integral garage fire doors in Highbury, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Highbury has a broad mix of buildings, including clinics, shared houses and student accommodation, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
If you are selling a home in Highbury, we can leave product details for your solicitor along with the door. For homes in Highbury with an integral garage, the door into the house is one of the few internal doors expected to be fire-rated and self-closing.
What we fit
We fit a certified FD30S doorset or leaf with intumescent and smoke seals, a self-closer set to close and latch the door without slamming, and a threshold detail that keeps the smoke seal effective. We can match the style of your other internal doors where the certified range allows.
Each installation includes:
- Certified FD30S door or doorset
- Threshold detailing for smoke control
- Self-closer set gently but positively
- Survey of the opening, threshold and step
Rules and responsibilities in Highbury
The rules that apply to fire doors in Highbury 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. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.
Where a Highbury 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.
Which buildings in Highbury need integral garage fire doors?
Typical settings for integral garage fire doors include houses with integral garages, homes being sold and homes being extended. In Highbury, 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.
Our process in Highbury
- 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
Guide prices in Highbury
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for integral garage fire doors is £550–£1,100 supplied and fitted, depending on whether the frame is replaced, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Around Highbury
Neighbouring towns such as Islington, Holloway, Stamford Hill and Archway are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Do you cover N5 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Highbury including N5, and nearby towns such as Islington and Holloway. 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.
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.
Does the garage door need a closer?
Building control will normally expect the door between an integral garage and the house to be self-closing. We fit closers that shut and latch the door gently.