What intumescent strips and smoke seals in Littlehampton should include
Our intumescent strips and smoke seals service in Littlehampton is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Littlehampton has a broad mix of buildings, including HMOs, family homes after loft conversions and industrial estates, 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 Littlehampton we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. Seal replacement in Littlehampton 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.
What you get:
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Brush or blade smoke seals
What the rules say for Littlehampton
The rules that apply to fire doors in Littlehampton 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 Littlehampton 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Littlehampton
You are most likely to need intumescent strips and smoke seals if you look after schools, care homes or offices. Whatever the building in Littlehampton, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Littlehampton
- 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
Prices for intumescent strips and smoke seals in Littlehampton
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 Littlehampton as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Littlehampton and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Bognor Regis, Worthing, Chichester and Portslade are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Littlehampton
Do you work in Littlehampton?
Yes, we take on intumescent strips and smoke seals in Littlehampton and the surrounding area, including Bognor Regis and Worthing. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
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.
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.
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.