Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Wigston

What intumescent strips and smoke seals in Wigston should include

If you need intumescent strips and smoke seals in Wigston, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.

Wigston has a broad mix of buildings, including small offices, family homes after loft conversions and light industrial buildings, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.

We check that each door in your Wigston building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off. Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Wigston we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies.

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.

As standard, the work covers:

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

Fire door law for Wigston properties

England's framework applies in Wigston. 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 Wigston, 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 Wigston

From blocks of flats to care homes, the requirement for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Wigston comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.

From enquiry to handover in Wigston

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 Wigston

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 Wigston building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.

Around Wigston

Neighbouring towns such as Oadby, Leicester, Market Harborough and Hinckley are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

Questions from Wigston