Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Sunderland

Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Sunderland: what's involved

Looking for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Sunderland? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Sunderland and the wider Tyne and Wear area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.

Sunderland has a broad mix of buildings, including GP surgeries, care homes and industrial units, 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 Sunderland we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. Seal replacement in Sunderland can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report.

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 pads to hinges and locks
• Identification of the specified seals
• Check of gaps and closing after fitting
• Removal of damaged or painted seals

The regulations behind fire doors in Sunderland

In Sunderland, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.

Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Sunderland building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.

Who needs intumescent strips and smoke seals in Sunderland?

Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Sunderland can all commission intumescent strips and smoke seals from us. The usual settings are schools and care homes, though single doors for blocks of flats are just as welcome.

How a Sunderland job runs

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

Prices for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Sunderland

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.

Covering Sunderland and nearby

We also cover towns near Sunderland, including Seaham (7.7 km away), Washington and Houghton-Le-Spring. If your building is in SR1 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.

Common questions