Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Felling, done to the evidence
Looking for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Felling? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Felling and the wider Tyne and Wear area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Buildings in and around Felling range from houses with integral garages to light industrial buildings and family homes after loft conversions. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
We check that each door in your Felling building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off. Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Felling we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies.
Why seals fail
Seals are the most common defect on fire door inspections. They get painted over, pulled out, damaged by cleaning or simply worn by years of use. A painted brush seal no longer seals, and a strip of the wrong size may not close the gap in a fire. Our guide to seals explains the different types.
As standard, the work covers:
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Check of gaps and closing after fitting
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Brush or blade smoke seals
Fire door law for Felling properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Felling 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 Felling 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.
Who needs intumescent strips and smoke seals in Felling?
Typical settings for intumescent strips and smoke seals include HMOs, blocks of flats and offices. In Felling, 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.
How a Felling job runs
- 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 Felling
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 Felling
Neighbouring towns such as Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hebburn and Wallsend are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Is Felling within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Felling in Tyne and Wear and neighbouring towns such as Gateshead. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Felling building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.
Can smoke seals be painted?
No. Paint stops brush and blade seals working. If seals have been painted, they should be replaced.