Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Truro, done to the evidence
When you book intumescent strips and smoke seals in Truro, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
Around Truro, light industrial buildings, care homes and houses with integral garages all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
We check that each door in your Truro building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off. Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Truro we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Identification of the specified seals
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
What the rules say for Truro
The rules that apply to fire doors in Truro 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 Truro 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.
Who needs intumescent strips and smoke seals in Truro?
You are most likely to need intumescent strips and smoke seals if you look after care homes, blocks of flats or HMOs. Whatever the building in Truro, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Truro installation
- 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
What does intumescent strips and smoke seals cost in Truro?
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 Truro building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Truro and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Falmouth, Redruth and Newquay. Distance from Truro does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Is Truro within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Truro in Cornwall and neighbouring towns such as Falmouth. 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.
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.
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.