Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Oxfordshire
Across Oxfordshire, from Oxford to Banbury, we survey, supply and fit intumescent strips and smoke seals for homes, blocks of flats and workplaces.
Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Oxfordshire we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Oxfordshire building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off.
Fire door work in Oxfordshire spans housing providers with large estates, individual landlords, businesses and homeowners. We price every job from a survey, never from a list price alone, because the condition of the frames and the hardware makes a real difference.
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.
Which fire door rules apply in Oxfordshire?
In Oxfordshire, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Oxfordshire building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Our process in Oxfordshire
- 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 Oxfordshire
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for intumescent strips and smoke seals is £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Common questions
Do you provide intumescent strips and smoke seals across Oxfordshire?
Yes. We cover all of Oxfordshire, including Oxford and Banbury. Surveys and written quotes are free.
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.
Can smoke seals be painted?
No. Paint stops brush and blade seals working. If seals have been painted, they should be replaced.