Intumescent strips and smoke seals for Tamworth buildings
From the B77 postcode district outwards, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals across Tamworth for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Fire doors in Tamworth protect escape routes in houses with integral garages, HMOs and care homes alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Tamworth we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Tamworth 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:
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
Rules and responsibilities in Tamworth
England's framework applies in Tamworth. 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 Tamworth, 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.
Which buildings in Tamworth need intumescent strips and smoke seals?
You are most likely to need intumescent strips and smoke seals if you look after HMOs, care homes or schools. Whatever the building in Tamworth, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Tamworth 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
Guide prices in Tamworth
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.
Around Tamworth
Tamworth is about 52.7 km from Stoke-on-Trent, and we cover both, along with nearby Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Tamworth
Do you cover B77 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Tamworth including B77, and nearby towns such as Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.