Intumescent strips and smoke seals for Newton Abbot buildings
If you need intumescent strips and smoke seals in Newton Abbot, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Newton Abbot protect escape routes in light industrial buildings, care homes and small blocks of flats alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Seal replacement in Newton Abbot can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report. We check that each door in your Newton Abbot 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Identification of the specified seals
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
Fire door law for Newton Abbot properties
England's framework applies in Newton Abbot. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Newton Abbot, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Buildings and duty holders in Newton Abbot
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Newton Abbot can all commission intumescent strips and smoke seals from us. The usual settings are HMOs and schools, though single doors for blocks of flats are just as welcome.
Our process in Newton Abbot
- 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
Guide prices in Newton Abbot
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.
Around Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot is about 41.5 km from Plymouth, and we cover both, along with nearby Torquay and Paignton. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Newton Abbot
Do you work in Newton Abbot?
Yes, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals in Newton Abbot and the surrounding area, including Torquay and Paignton. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Newton Abbot?
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 smoke seals be painted?
No. Paint stops brush and blade seals working. If seals have been painted, they should be replaced.
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.