Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Cheshire

Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Cheshire: what's involved

For intumescent strips and smoke seals anywhere in Cheshire, one team handles the survey, supply, installation and handover, covering Warrington, Chester, Crewe and the rest of the county.

Seal replacement in Cheshire can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report. We check that each door in your Cheshire building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off.

Managing agents, landlords, schools, care providers, businesses and homeowners in Cheshire can all use one team for survey, supply, installation and evidence. We plan work around occupants and hand over a record for every door.

Getting the specification right

The door's certification states the type, size and position of strips and seals: in the frame or the leaf edge, single or double, and whether a combined intumescent and smoke seal is used. Replacements must match. Swapping in a generic strip from a hardware shop can undermine the door's performance.

Rules and responsibilities in Cheshire

In Cheshire, 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 Cheshire 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.

The steps on a Cheshire installation

1. Identify door certification and seal specification
2. Remove failed seals and clean the grooves
3. Fit new strips and seals to the specified positions
4. Fit missing pads and lock linings
5. Check the door closes and latches against the new seals
6. Record the products fitted

Prices for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Cheshire

Budget around £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT for intumescent strips and smoke seals. Our guide prices are the same in Cheshire as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.

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