Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Rochester

Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Rochester, done to the evidence

Looking for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Rochester? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Rochester and the wider Kent area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.

In and around Rochester, fire door work covers everything from family homes after loft conversions to houses with integral garages. 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 Rochester we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. Seal replacement in Rochester can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report.

Why seals fail

Seals are the most common defect on fire door inspections. They get painted over, pulled out, damaged by cleaning or simply worn by years of use. A painted brush seal no longer seals, and a strip of the wrong size may not close the gap in a fire. Our guide to seals explains the different types.

Each installation includes:

• Identification of the specified seals
• Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
• Removal of damaged or painted seals
• Brush or blade smoke seals

The regulations behind fire doors in Rochester

In Rochester, 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 Rochester 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 Rochester?

Typical settings for intumescent strips and smoke seals include schools, HMOs and blocks of flats. In Rochester, 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.

Our process in Rochester

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

Prices for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Rochester

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 Rochester

Rochester is about 13.5 km from Maidstone, and we cover both, along with nearby Chatham and Strood. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.

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