Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Bath
Looking for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Bath? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Bath and the wider Somerset area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Around Bath, purpose-built flats, schools and converted period houses all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Seal replacement in Bath can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report. We check that each door in your Bath 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Brush or blade smoke seals
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
Which fire door rules apply in Bath?
In Bath, 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 Bath 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.
Where intumescent strips and smoke seals fit in Bath
The need for intumescent strips and smoke seals usually arises in care homes or HMOs, and sometimes offices. 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 Bath to keep escape routes protected throughout.
The steps on a Bath installation
- 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 Bath
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 Bath building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Bath and nearby
As well as Bath, we cover neighbouring towns including Trowbridge, Kingswood and Mangotsfield. The survey and quote are free.
Questions from Bath
Is Bath within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Bath in Somerset and neighbouring towns such as Trowbridge. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Bath?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
Can smoke seals be painted?
No. Paint stops brush and blade seals working. If seals have been painted, they should be replaced.
Do all fire doors need smoke seals?
Only where the door is specified for smoke control, such as FD30S doors. Many doors on escape routes and flat entrances are specified this way.