Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Cornwall

Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Cornwall, done to the evidence

We provide intumescent strips and smoke seals across Cornwall, covering 6 towns and 50 postcode districts, including Redruth, Falmouth and St Austell.

Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Cornwall we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Cornwall building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off.

Managing agents, landlords, schools, care providers, businesses and homeowners in Cornwall 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 Cornwall

In Cornwall, 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 Cornwall 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.

From enquiry to handover in Cornwall

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

Guide prices in Cornwall

If you need a budget figure first, the guide for intumescent strips and smoke seals is £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.

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