Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Islington

Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Islington

Our intumescent strips and smoke seals service covers Islington and the wider Greater London area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.

In and around Islington, fire door work covers everything from hotels to purpose-built blocks of flats. We plan each job around the people who use the building.

Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Islington we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Islington building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off.

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:

• Removal of damaged or painted seals
• Identification of the specified seals
• Brush or blade smoke seals
• Intumescent pads to hinges and locks

Rules and responsibilities in Islington

England's framework applies in Islington. 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Islington sits with the London Fire Brigade.

For blocks over 11 metres in Islington, 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.

Which buildings in Islington need intumescent strips and smoke seals?

From blocks of flats to HMOs, the requirement for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Islington comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.

Our process in Islington

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 Islington

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 Islington and nearby

Nearby towns we cover include Highbury, Holloway and Camden Town. Distance from Islington does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.

Common questions