Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Stoke-on-Trent: what's involved
If you need intumescent strips and smoke seals in Stoke-on-Trent, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Stoke-on-Trent, fire door work covers everything from schools to mixed-use office buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Seal replacement in Stoke-on-Trent can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report. We check that each door in your Stoke-on-Trent 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Identification of the specified seals
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
Rules and responsibilities in Stoke-on-Trent
The rules that apply to fire doors in Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent 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.
Which buildings in Stoke-on-Trent need intumescent strips and smoke seals?
Typical settings for intumescent strips and smoke seals include blocks of flats, offices and schools. In Stoke-on-Trent, 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 Stoke-on-Trent
- 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 Stoke-on-Trent
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.
Nearby areas we cover from Stoke-on-Trent
As well as Stoke-on-Trent, we cover neighbouring towns including Newcastle-under-Lyme, Longton and Kidsgrove. The survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Is Stoke-on-Trent within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire and neighbouring towns such as Newcastle-under-Lyme. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Stoke-on-Trent?
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 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.
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.