Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Heywood
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Heywood, we offer intumescent strips and smoke seals with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Heywood, fire door work covers everything from schools to small 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 Heywood we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Heywood 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:
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
Rules and responsibilities in Heywood
The rules that apply to fire doors in Heywood 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.
Where a Heywood 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.
Who needs intumescent strips and smoke seals in Heywood?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Heywood can all commission intumescent strips and smoke seals from us. The usual settings are schools and blocks of flats, though single doors for care homes are just as welcome.
The steps on a Heywood 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
What does intumescent strips and smoke seals cost in Heywood?
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 Heywood 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.
Heywood and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Middleton, Rochdale, Bury and Royton are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Heywood
Do you work in Heywood?
Yes, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals in Heywood and the surrounding area, including Middleton and Rochdale. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Heywood?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.
Do all fire doors need smoke seals?
Only where the door is specified for smoke control, such as FD30S doors. Many doors on escape routes and flat entrances are specified this way.