Integral garage fire doors in Chatham, done to the evidence
From the ME4 postcode district outwards, we take on integral garage fire doors across Chatham for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Chatham has a broad mix of buildings, including schools, low-rise blocks of flats and houses with integral garages, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
For homes in Chatham 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 Chatham, we can leave product details for your solicitor along with the door.
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
- Product details for building control or your solicitor
- Intumescent and smoke seals
- Threshold detailing for smoke control
Which fire door rules apply in Chatham?
In Chatham, 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 Chatham 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 Chatham?
The need for integral garage fire doors usually arises in homes being extended or homes being sold, and sometimes houses with integral garages. In Chatham we can work for you directly or alongside your builder, and single doors are as welcome as whole-house jobs.
How a Chatham 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
Budgeting for integral garage fire doors in Chatham
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 Chatham building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Chatham
Nearby towns we cover include Rochester, Gillingham and Strood. Distance from Chatham does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Do you work in Chatham?
Yes, we take on integral garage fire doors in Chatham and the surrounding area, including Rochester and Gillingham. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Chatham 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.
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.
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.