Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Tyne and Wear

Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Tyne and Wear: what's involved

For intumescent strips and smoke seals anywhere in Tyne and Wear, one team handles the survey, supply, installation and handover, covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields and the rest of the county.

Seal replacement in Tyne and Wear can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report. Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Tyne and Wear we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies.

Tyne and Wear has a mix of buildings, from purpose-built blocks to converted houses and commercial premises. We tailor the programme to the building, not the other way round.

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.

Fire door law for Tyne and Wear properties

The rules that apply to fire doors in Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear 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.

What happens after you enquire

1. Identify door certification and seal specification
2. Remove failed seals and clean the grooves
3. Fit new strips and seals to the specified positions
4. Fit missing pads and lock linings
5. Check the door closes and latches against the new seals
6. Record the products fitted

What does intumescent strips and smoke seals cost in Tyne and Wear?

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 Tyne and Wear as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.

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