Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Cheltenham: what's involved
If you need intumescent strips and smoke seals in Cheltenham, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Around Cheltenham, HMOs, industrial units and offices 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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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.
Each installation includes:
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Identification of the specified seals
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
The regulations behind fire doors in Cheltenham
England's framework applies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham, 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.
Where intumescent strips and smoke seals fit in Cheltenham
You are most likely to need intumescent strips and smoke seals if you look after blocks of flats, offices or care homes. Whatever the building in Cheltenham, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Cheltenham job runs
- 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 Cheltenham
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.
Covering Cheltenham and nearby
Cheltenham is about 11.8 km from Gloucester, and we cover both, along with nearby Tewkesbury and Stroud. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Cheltenham
Do you work in Cheltenham?
Yes, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals in Cheltenham and the surrounding area, including Tewkesbury and Gloucester. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Cheltenham?
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.
Can smoke seals be painted?
No. Paint stops brush and blade seals working. If seals have been painted, they should be replaced.