Intumescent strips and smoke seals: our service in Yeovil
Looking for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Yeovil? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Yeovil and the wider Somerset area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Yeovil has a broad mix of buildings, including care homes, high-street shops and HMOs, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Yeovil we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Yeovil 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:
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Brush or blade smoke seals
What the rules say for Yeovil
England's framework applies in Yeovil. 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 Yeovil, 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 Yeovil
Typical settings for intumescent strips and smoke seals include HMOs, care homes and offices. In Yeovil, 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 Yeovil
- 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
What does intumescent strips and smoke seals cost in Yeovil?
Budget around £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT for intumescent strips and smoke seals. Our guide prices are the same in Yeovil as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Yeovil
Neighbouring towns such as Bridgwater, Taunton, Weymouth and Frome are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Do you work in Yeovil?
Yes, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals in Yeovil and the surrounding area, including Bridgwater and Taunton. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Yeovil?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.
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.