Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Oadby: what's involved
From the LE2 postcode district outwards, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals across Oadby for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Fire doors in Oadby protect escape routes in schools, light industrial buildings and small blocks of flats alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Seal replacement in Oadby can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report. We check that each door in your Oadby 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:
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Identification of the specified seals
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
Rules and responsibilities in Oadby
England's framework applies in Oadby. 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 Oadby, 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Oadby
The need for intumescent strips and smoke seals usually arises in schools or care homes, and sometimes blocks of flats. 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 Oadby to keep escape routes protected throughout.
How a Oadby 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 Oadby
Guide pricing for intumescent strips and smoke seals: £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Oadby building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Oadby and nearby
Oadby is about 4.9 km from Leicester, and we cover both, along with nearby Wigston and Market Harborough. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Do you work in Oadby?
Yes, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals in Oadby and the surrounding area, including Wigston and Leicester. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Oadby?
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.
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.