Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Wood Green
If you need intumescent strips and smoke seals in Wood Green, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Wood Green protect escape routes in mixed-use office buildings, schools and shared houses alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Seal replacement in Wood Green can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report. We check that each door in your Wood Green building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off.
Getting the specification right
The door's certification states the type, size and position of strips and seals: in the frame or the leaf edge, single or double, and whether a combined intumescent and smoke seal is used. Replacements must match. Swapping in a generic strip from a hardware shop can undermine the door's performance.
Each installation includes:
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Identification of the specified seals
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
The regulations behind fire doors in Wood Green
In Wood Green, 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. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.
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 Wood Green 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.
Who needs intumescent strips and smoke seals in Wood Green?
Typical settings for intumescent strips and smoke seals include care homes, schools and offices. In Wood Green, 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.
The steps on a Wood Green installation
- 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
Budgeting for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Wood Green
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 Wood Green 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 Wood Green
Nearby towns we cover include Muswell Hill, Tottenham and Archway. Distance from Wood Green does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Wood Green
Do you work in Wood Green?
Yes, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals in Wood Green and the surrounding area, including Muswell Hill and Tottenham. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Wood Green?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.