Loft conversion fire doors: our service in St Austell
If you need loft conversion fire doors in St Austell, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Around St Austell, houses with integral garages, family homes after loft conversions and care homes 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.
We can fit loft conversion fire doors in St Austell as your builder's subcontractor or directly for you. For homes in St Austell, we match fire doors to your existing style wherever certified options allow.
FD20 or FD30?
In England, the guidance generally asks for FD20 (E20) doors in this situation, and self-closers are not usually required within a house. Scotland is different: the domestic Technical Handbook expects doors onto the protected stair enclosure to be self-closing fire doors, so closers are part of the job there. Many homeowners choose FD30 doors anyway, because they are widely available and the price difference is small. Either way, the door must be fitted properly: correct gaps, fire-tested hinges and an intumescent strip where the product requires one.
On a typical job that means:
- Frame repairs or new linings where needed
- Work coordinated with your builder
- FD20 or FD30 doors in your chosen style
- Check of which openings need fire doors
Rules and responsibilities in St Austell
In St Austell, 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 St Austell 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 loft conversion fire doors in St Austell?
The need for loft conversion fire doors usually arises in bungalows gaining an upper floor or semi-detached houses, and sometimes terraced houses. In St Austell we can work for you directly or alongside your builder, and single doors are as welcome as whole-house jobs.
Our process in St Austell
- Review the building control requirements or drawings
- Survey each door opening off the stair
- Agree door style and rating
- Fit doors, hinges and strips
- Check gaps and operation
- Hand over product details
What does loft conversion fire doors cost in St Austell?
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for loft conversion fire doors is £300–£650 per door supplied and fitted, 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 St Austell
Nearby towns we cover include Truro, Newquay and Falmouth. Distance from St Austell does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from St Austell
Do you cover PL25 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover St Austell including PL25, and nearby towns such as Truro and Newquay. The survey and written quote are free.
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 my existing doors?
Generally no. A standard internal door is not a fire door, and strips alone will not make it one. Existing doors need to be replaced with certified fire doors.
Do all my doors need to be fire doors after a loft conversion?
Usually the doors from habitable rooms onto the stair do, on every floor. Bathrooms are often excluded. Building control decides for your house.