Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Bow

Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Bow: what's involved

When you book intumescent strips and smoke seals in Bow, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.

Bow has a broad mix of buildings, including student accommodation, mixed-use office buildings and clinics, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.

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

Pads, linings and hidden protection

Fire doors also rely on intumescent material you cannot see: pads behind hinges, linings around lock bodies and glazing seals. Where these are missing or damaged, we fit the correct items as part of the work.

Each installation includes:

• Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
• Removal of damaged or painted seals
• Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
• Check of gaps and closing after fitting

Fire door law for Bow properties

In Bow, 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Bow sits with the London Fire Brigade.

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 Bow 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.

Where intumescent strips and smoke seals fit in Bow

Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Bow can all commission intumescent strips and smoke seals from us. The usual settings are care homes and blocks of flats, though single doors for HMOs are just as welcome.

What happens after you enquire

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 Bow

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 Bow building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.

Covering Bow and nearby

Neighbouring towns such as Stratford, Canary Wharf, Canning Town and Leytonstone are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

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