Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Hinckley
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Hinckley, we offer intumescent strips and smoke seals with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Hinckley has a broad mix of buildings, including care homes, low-rise blocks of flats and schools, 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 Hinckley we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Hinckley 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Identification of the specified seals
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Brush or blade smoke seals
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
Which fire door rules apply in Hinckley?
England's framework applies in Hinckley. 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 Hinckley, 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.
Which buildings in Hinckley need intumescent strips and smoke seals?
The need for intumescent strips and smoke seals usually arises in schools or offices, and sometimes care homes. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Hinckley to keep escape routes protected throughout.
How a Hinckley job runs
- 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 Hinckley
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 Hinckley as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Hinckley
Hinckley is about 19.9 km from Leicester, and we cover both, along with nearby Nuneaton and Bedworth. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Hinckley
Is Hinckley within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Hinckley in Leicestershire and neighbouring towns such as Nuneaton. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Hinckley?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
Can smoke seals be painted?
No. Paint stops brush and blade seals working. If seals have been painted, they should be replaced.
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.