Getting integral garage fire doors right in Fareham
From the PO16 postcode district outwards, we take on integral garage fire doors across Fareham for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Around Fareham, light industrial buildings, care homes and houses with integral garages all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
If you are selling a home in Fareham, we can leave product details for your solicitor along with the door. For homes in Fareham with an integral garage, the door into the house is one of the few internal doors expected to be fire-rated and self-closing.
Why the garage door matters
Fires that start in garages can grow quickly and fill a hallway with smoke. The door between the garage and the house is the barrier that buys time for everyone inside to get out. It is one of the few doors inside a home that is expected to be both fire-rated and self-closing, and it often has a step or threshold that needs careful detailing.
What you get:
- Product details for building control or your solicitor
- Threshold detailing for smoke control
- Survey of the opening, threshold and step
- Certified FD30S door or doorset
The regulations behind fire doors in Fareham
In Fareham, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Fareham building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Who needs integral garage fire doors in Fareham?
The need for integral garage fire doors usually arises in homes being extended or homes being sold, and sometimes houses with integral garages. In Fareham we can work for you directly or alongside your builder, and single doors are as welcome as whole-house jobs.
The steps on a Fareham 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 Fareham
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 Fareham as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Fareham
Nearby towns we cover include Gosport, Portsmouth and Waterlooville. Distance from Fareham does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Do you cover PO16 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Fareham including PO16, and nearby towns such as Gosport and Portsmouth. 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.
Can it match my other doors?
Often, yes. Many certified ranges include panelled and flush styles in finishes that blend with standard internal doors.
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.