Intumescent strips and smoke seals in Coventry

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

If you need intumescent strips and smoke seals in Coventry, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.

Coventry has a broad mix of buildings, including hotels, converted flats and clinics, 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 Coventry we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. Seal replacement in Coventry can be combined with any other remedials on the same inspection report.

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:

• Removal of damaged or painted seals
• Brush or blade smoke seals
• Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
• Identification of the specified seals

Fire door law for Coventry properties

England's framework applies in Coventry. 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 Coventry, 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.

Where intumescent strips and smoke seals fit in Coventry

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

How a Coventry 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 Coventry

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 Coventry

Neighbouring towns such as Kenilworth, Bedworth, Nuneaton and Royal Leamington Spa are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.

Common questions