Intumescent strips and smoke seals across Gloucestershire

Getting intumescent strips and smoke seals right in Gloucestershire

Across Gloucestershire, from Gloucester to Cheltenham, we survey, supply and fit intumescent strips and smoke seals for homes, blocks of flats and workplaces.

Seal replacement in Gloucestershire can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report. Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Gloucestershire we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies.

Gloucestershire has a mix of buildings, from purpose-built blocks to converted houses and commercial premises. We tailor the programme to the building, not the other way round.

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 the rules say for Gloucestershire

In Gloucestershire, 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 Gloucestershire 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.

From enquiry to handover in Gloucestershire

1. Identify door certification and seal specification
2. Remove failed seals and clean the grooves
3. Fit new strips and seals to the specified positions
4. Fit missing pads and lock linings
5. Check the door closes and latches against the new seals
6. Record the products fitted

Prices for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.

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