Getting integral garage fire doors right in Pimlico
From the SW1V postcode district outwards, we take on integral garage fire doors across Pimlico for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Pimlico has a broad mix of buildings, including student accommodation, converted flats and shared houses, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
For homes in Pimlico 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 Pimlico, 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Survey of the opening, threshold and step
- Threshold detailing for smoke control
- Intumescent and smoke seals
- Certified FD30S door or doorset
The regulations behind fire doors in Pimlico
The rules that apply to fire doors in Pimlico 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 Pimlico 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 Pimlico?
The need for integral garage fire doors usually arises in houses with integral garages or homes being extended, and sometimes homes being sold. In Pimlico we can work for you directly or alongside your builder, and single doors are as welcome as whole-house jobs.
How a Pimlico job runs
- 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
Prices for integral garage fire doors in Pimlico
Guide pricing for integral garage fire doors: £550–£1,100 supplied and fitted, depending on whether the frame is replaced, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Pimlico building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Pimlico
Neighbouring towns such as City of Westminster, Battersea, Chelsea and London are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Pimlico
Do you cover SW1V and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Pimlico including SW1V, and nearby towns such as City of Westminster and Battersea. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Pimlico building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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 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.