What intumescent strips and smoke seals in Canterbury should include
Looking for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Canterbury? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Canterbury and the wider Kent area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Canterbury has a broad mix of buildings, including schools, high-street shops and care homes, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Canterbury we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Canterbury 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.
What you get:
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Brush or blade smoke seals
The regulations behind fire doors in Canterbury
England's framework applies in Canterbury. 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.
For blocks over 11 metres in Canterbury, 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.
Who needs intumescent strips and smoke seals in Canterbury?
You are most likely to need intumescent strips and smoke seals if you look after care homes, blocks of flats or HMOs. Whatever the building in Canterbury, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Canterbury
- 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 Canterbury?
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.
Around Canterbury
Canterbury is about 39.2 km from Maidstone, and we cover both, along with nearby Whitstable and Herne Bay. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Canterbury
Do you cover CT1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Canterbury including CT1, and nearby towns such as Whitstable and Herne Bay. 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.
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.