Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Bexhill-on-Sea
Looking for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Bexhill-on-Sea? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Bexhill-on-Sea and the wider East Sussex area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Around Bexhill-on-Sea, small blocks of flats, light industrial buildings and care homes 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 Bexhill-on-Sea 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 Bexhill-on-Sea 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
Which fire door rules apply in Bexhill-on-Sea?
In Bexhill-on-Sea, 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 Bexhill-on-Sea 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.
Who needs intumescent strips and smoke seals in Bexhill-on-Sea?
Typical settings for intumescent strips and smoke seals include blocks of flats, offices and HMOs. In Bexhill-on-Sea, 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.
What happens after you enquire
- 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 Bexhill-on-Sea?
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.
Bexhill-on-Sea and neighbouring towns
Bexhill-on-Sea is about 42.9 km from Brighton, and we cover both, along with nearby Hastings and Hailsham. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Is Bexhill-on-Sea within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex and neighbouring towns such as Hastings. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Bexhill-on-Sea?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.