Getting intumescent strips and smoke seals right in Trowbridge
If you need intumescent strips and smoke seals in Trowbridge, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Around Trowbridge, houses with integral garages, care homes and small offices all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Painted and missing seals are among the most common fire door defects nationally; in Trowbridge we replace them with the type and size the certification specifies. We check that each door in your Trowbridge building closes and latches against its new seals before signing it off.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Brush or blade smoke seals
- Removal of damaged or painted seals
- Intumescent strips in frame or leaf edge
- Intumescent pads to hinges and locks
Rules and responsibilities in Trowbridge
England's framework applies in Trowbridge. 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 Trowbridge, 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.
Which buildings in Trowbridge need intumescent strips and smoke seals?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Trowbridge can all commission intumescent strips and smoke seals from us. The usual settings are offices and HMOs, though single doors for care homes are just as welcome.
The steps on a Trowbridge installation
- 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 Trowbridge
Guide pricing for intumescent strips and smoke seals: £45–£110 per door to supply and fit strips and seals, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Trowbridge building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Trowbridge and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Bath, Frome, Chippenham and Kingswood are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Is Trowbridge within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Trowbridge in Wiltshire and neighbouring towns such as Bath. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Trowbridge?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.
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.