Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Tewkesbury
We provide intumescent strips and smoke seals in Tewkesbury (GL20 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.
Around Tewkesbury, family homes after loft conversions, 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 Tewkesbury 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 Tewkesbury 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:
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Identification of the specified seals
- Brush or blade smoke seals
What the rules say for Tewkesbury
In Tewkesbury, 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 Tewkesbury 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Tewkesbury
Typical settings for intumescent strips and smoke seals include schools, offices and care homes. In Tewkesbury, 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.
From enquiry to handover in Tewkesbury
- 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 Tewkesbury
Guide pricing for intumescent strips and smoke seals: £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Tewkesbury building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Tewkesbury
Nearby towns we cover include Cheltenham, Gloucester and Great Malvern. Distance from Tewkesbury does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Is Tewkesbury within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire and neighbouring towns such as Cheltenham. 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 smoke seals be painted?
No. Paint stops brush and blade seals working. If seals have been painted, they should be replaced.
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.