Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Harlow: what's involved
If you need intumescent strips and smoke seals in Harlow, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Around Harlow, low-rise blocks of flats, high-street shops and HMOs 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 Harlow 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 Harlow 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
Which fire door rules apply in Harlow?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Harlow 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 Harlow 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.
Where intumescent strips and smoke seals fit in Harlow
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Harlow can all commission intumescent strips and smoke seals from us. The usual settings are blocks of flats and offices, though single doors for care homes are just as welcome.
From enquiry to handover in Harlow
- 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 Harlow?
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 Harlow as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Harlow and nearby
We also cover towns near Harlow, including Hoddesdon (8.6 km away), Bishops Stortford and Waltham Abbey. If your building is in CM20 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Harlow
Is Harlow within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Harlow in Essex and neighbouring towns such as Hoddesdon. 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.