Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Lancaster
Our intumescent strips and smoke seals service in Lancaster is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Around Lancaster, care homes, houses with integral garages and small blocks of flats all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Lancaster we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. Seal replacement in Lancaster can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report.
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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Identification of the specified seals
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
Which fire door rules apply in Lancaster?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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.
Which buildings in Lancaster need intumescent strips and smoke seals?
You are most likely to need intumescent strips and smoke seals if you look after blocks of flats, offices or schools. Whatever the building in Lancaster, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Lancaster 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
Guide prices in Lancaster
Budget around £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT for intumescent strips and smoke seals. Our guide prices are the same in Lancaster as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Lancaster and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Morecambe, Fleetwood and Thornton-Cleveleys. Distance from Lancaster does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Lancaster
Do you work in Lancaster?
Yes, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals in Lancaster and the surrounding area, including Morecambe and Fleetwood. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
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.
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.