Integral garage fire doors in Swanley, done to the evidence
If you need integral garage fire doors in Swanley, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Swanley, fire door work covers everything from care homes to small offices. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
If you are selling a home in Swanley, we can leave product details for your solicitor along with the door. For homes in Swanley with an integral garage, the door into the house is one of the few internal doors expected to be fire-rated and self-closing.
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:
- Certified FD30S door or doorset
- Survey of the opening, threshold and step
- Threshold detailing for smoke control
- Intumescent and smoke seals
Which fire door rules apply in Swanley?
In Swanley, 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 Swanley 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Swanley
The need for integral garage fire doors usually arises in houses with integral garages or homes being extended, and sometimes new-build homes. In Swanley we can work for you directly or alongside your builder, and single doors are as welcome as whole-house jobs.
How a Swanley 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
Guide prices in Swanley
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.
Nearby areas we cover from Swanley
Swanley is about 27.9 km from Maidstone, and we cover both, along with nearby Bexley and Dartford. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Is Swanley within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Swanley in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Bexley. There is no charge for the survey.
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 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.