What intumescent strips and smoke seals in Long Eaton should include
Looking for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Long Eaton? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Long Eaton and the wider Derbyshire area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
In and around Long Eaton, fire door work covers everything from small blocks of flats to houses with integral garages. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We check that each door in your Long Eaton 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 Long Eaton we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies.
Why seals fail
Seals are the most common defect on fire door inspections. They get painted over, pulled out, damaged by cleaning or simply worn by years of use. A painted brush seal no longer seals, and a strip of the wrong size may not close the gap in a fire. Our guide to seals explains the different types.
What you get:
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Identification of the specified seals
- Brush or blade smoke seals
Rules and responsibilities in Long Eaton
In Long Eaton, 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 Long Eaton 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 Long Eaton
Typical settings for intumescent strips and smoke seals include care homes, blocks of flats and offices. In Long Eaton, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
The steps on a Long Eaton 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
Prices for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Long Eaton
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 Long Eaton as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Long Eaton and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Ilkeston, Nottingham and West Bridgford. Distance from Long Eaton does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you work in Long Eaton?
Yes, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals in Long Eaton and the surrounding area, including Ilkeston and Nottingham. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Long Eaton?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.