Loft conversion fire doors for Blackheath buildings
Our loft conversion fire doors service covers Blackheath and the wider Greater London area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Blackheath, fire door work covers everything from hotels to restaurants. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
A loft conversion in Blackheath that adds a new storey often brings a building control requirement for fire doors on rooms off the stair. We can fit loft conversion fire doors in Blackheath as your builder's subcontractor or directly for you.
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.
What you get:
- Frame repairs or new linings where needed
- Check of which openings need fire doors
- Product details for building control
- Fire-tested hinges and intumescent strips as required
The regulations behind fire doors in Blackheath
In Blackheath, 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Blackheath sits with the London Fire Brigade.
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 Blackheath 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.
Where loft conversion fire doors fit in Blackheath
The need for loft conversion fire doors usually arises in bungalows gaining an upper floor or detached family homes, and sometimes semi-detached houses. In Blackheath we can work for you directly or alongside your builder, and single doors are as welcome as whole-house jobs.
Our process in Blackheath
- 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
Guide prices in Blackheath
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 Blackheath
Nearby towns we cover include Greenwich, Catford and Eltham. Distance from Blackheath does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Blackheath
Do you cover SE3 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Blackheath including SE3, and nearby towns such as Greenwich and Catford. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Blackheath?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.
Can you match my existing doors?
Certified fire doors come in many styles, including panelled and cottage designs, so a close match is usually possible.