Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Newquay: what's involved
Our intumescent strips and smoke seals service covers Newquay and the wider Cornwall area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Fire doors in Newquay protect escape routes in schools, care homes and houses with integral garages alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Newquay we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Newquay building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off.
Pads, linings and hidden protection
Fire doors also rely on intumescent material you cannot see: pads behind hinges, linings around lock bodies and glazing seals. Where these are missing or damaged, we fit the correct items as part of the work.
What you get:
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Brush or blade smoke seals
- Identification of the specified seals
Which fire door rules apply in Newquay?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Newquay are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Newquay block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Buildings and duty holders in Newquay
From blocks of flats to offices, the requirement for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Newquay comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
From enquiry to handover in Newquay
- Identify door certification and seal specification
- Remove failed seals and clean the grooves
- Fit new strips and seals to the specified positions
- Fit missing pads and lock linings
- Check the door closes and latches against the new seals
- Record the products fitted
Budgeting for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Newquay
Guide pricing for intumescent strips and smoke seals: £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Newquay building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Newquay and nearby
We also cover towns near Newquay, including Truro (16.8 km away), St Austell and Redruth. If your building is in TR7 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions
Is Newquay within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Newquay in Cornwall and neighbouring towns such as Truro. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Newquay 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.
Do all fire doors need smoke seals?
Only where the door is specified for smoke control, such as FD30S doors. Many doors on escape routes and flat entrances are specified this way.
Can I just add intumescent strips to an ordinary door?
No. Strips do not turn an ordinary door into a fire door. They only work as part of a door that was tested and certified with them.