Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Camden Town

Getting intumescent strips and smoke seals right in Camden Town

Our intumescent strips and smoke seals service in Camden Town is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.

Fire doors in Camden Town protect escape routes in hotels, purpose-built blocks of flats and converted flats alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.

We check that each door in your Camden Town 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 Camden Town we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies.

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 strips in frame or leaf edge
• Identification of the specified seals
• Brush or blade smoke seals
• Intumescent pads to hinges and locks

Which fire door rules apply in Camden Town?

The rules that apply to fire doors in Camden Town 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Camden Town sits with the London Fire Brigade.

Where a Camden Town 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 Camden Town

The need for intumescent strips and smoke seals usually arises in offices or schools, and sometimes HMOs. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Camden Town to keep escape routes protected throughout.

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

Budgeting for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Camden Town

As a guide, budget £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT for intumescent strips and smoke seals. The figure for your Camden Town building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.

Around Camden Town

Neighbouring towns such as Chalk Farm, Holloway, Islington and Archway are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

Common questions