Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Thetford, IP24

Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Thetford, done to the evidence

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

Buildings in and around Thetford range from family homes after loft conversions to houses with integral garages and light industrial buildings. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.

We check that each door in your Thetford 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 Thetford we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies.

Pads, linings and hidden protection

Fire doors also rely on intumescent material you cannot see: pads behind hinges, linings around lock bodies and glazing seals. Where these are missing or damaged, we fit the correct items as part of the work.

What you get:

• Identification of the specified seals
• Removal of damaged or painted seals
• Check of gaps and closing after fitting
• Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge

The regulations behind fire doors in Thetford

England's framework applies in Thetford. 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 Thetford, 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 Thetford

Typical settings for intumescent strips and smoke seals include blocks of flats, offices and schools. In Thetford, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.

Our process in Thetford

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 Thetford

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

Around Thetford

Thetford is about 43.9 km from Norwich, and we cover both, along with nearby Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.

Common questions