Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Wishaw

Getting intumescent strips and smoke seals right in Wishaw

Our intumescent strips and smoke seals service in Wishaw is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.

Wishaw has a broad mix of buildings, including family homes after loft conversions, houses with integral garages 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 Wishaw we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Wishaw 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:

• Check of gaps and closing after fitting
• Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
• Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
• Brush or blade smoke seals

What the rules say for Wishaw

Wishaw is in Scotland, which has its own system. Building work, including many fire door replacements, is governed by the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and the Technical Handbooks, with Section 2 covering fire; where a building warrant is needed it comes from the local authority. In non-domestic premises, the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 set the duties.

The common parts of private blocks of flats largely sit outside Part 3 of the 2005 Act, so the fire risk assessment and housing obligations usually drive fire door work in residential buildings in Wishaw.

Where intumescent strips and smoke seals fit in Wishaw

Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Wishaw can all commission intumescent strips and smoke seals from us. The usual settings are blocks of flats and offices, though single doors for schools are just as welcome.

How a Wishaw job runs

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 Wishaw

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.

Nearby areas we cover from Wishaw

Neighbouring towns such as Motherwell, Hamilton, Airdrie and Coatbridge are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

Common questions