Intumescent strips and smoke seals across Northumberland

Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Northumberland

For intumescent strips and smoke seals anywhere in Northumberland, one team handles the survey, supply, installation and handover, covering Blyth, Cramlington, Ashington and the rest of the county.

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

Managing agents, landlords, schools, care providers, businesses and homeowners in Northumberland can all use one team for survey, supply, installation and evidence. We plan work around occupants and hand over a record for every door.

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.

The regulations behind fire doors in Northumberland

The rules that apply to fire doors in Northumberland 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 Northumberland 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.

Our process in Northumberland

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 Northumberland

As a guide, budget £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT for intumescent strips and smoke seals. The figure for your Northumberland building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.

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