What loft conversion fire doors in Bordon should include
If you need loft conversion fire doors in Bordon, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Bordon, fire door work covers everything from small blocks of flats to light industrial buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
A loft conversion in Bordon that adds a new storey often brings a building control requirement for fire doors on rooms off the stair. For homes in Bordon, 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:
- Product details for building control
- Fire-tested hinges and intumescent strips as required
- FD20 or FD30 doors in your chosen style
- Frame repairs or new linings where needed
Which fire door rules apply in Bordon?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Bordon 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 Bordon 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.
Where loft conversion fire doors fit in Bordon
The need for loft conversion fire doors usually arises in terraced houses or detached family homes, and sometimes bungalows gaining an upper floor. In Bordon we can work for you directly or alongside your builder, and single doors are as welcome as whole-house jobs.
Our process in Bordon
- 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
Prices for loft conversion fire doors in Bordon
As a guide, budget £300–£650 per door supplied and fitted, ex VAT for loft conversion fire doors. The figure for your Bordon building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Covering Bordon and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Farnham, Aldershot, Fleet and Godalming are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Is Bordon within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Bordon in Hampshire and neighbouring towns such as Farnham. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Bordon?
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 loft conversion fire doors need closers?
Not usually within a single-family house in England. In Scotland, doors onto the protected stair enclosure are expected to be self-closing. Wales and Northern Ireland have their own guidance, and your building control body may ask for something different in particular layouts.
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.