Intumescent strips and smoke seals for Hoddesdon buildings
If you need intumescent strips and smoke seals in Hoddesdon, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Hoddesdon, fire door work covers everything from houses with integral garages to schools. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We check that each door in your Hoddesdon 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 Hoddesdon we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies.
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:
- Brush or blade smoke seals
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
Which fire door rules apply in Hoddesdon?
In Hoddesdon, 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.
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 Hoddesdon 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 Hoddesdon?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Hoddesdon can all commission intumescent strips and smoke seals from us. The usual settings are HMOs and schools, though single doors for blocks of flats are just as welcome.
Our process in Hoddesdon
- 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
Prices for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Hoddesdon
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 Hoddesdon building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Hoddesdon
Neighbouring towns such as Hertford, Cheshunt, Waltham Abbey and Harlow are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Hoddesdon
Do you cover EN11 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Hoddesdon including EN11, and nearby towns such as Hertford and Cheshunt. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
How long do seals last?
It depends on use and care. Seals on busy doors wear faster. Regular inspections will show when they need replacing.
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.