Getting loft conversion fire doors right in Chatham
If you need loft conversion fire doors in Chatham, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Buildings in and around Chatham range from schools to high-street shops and HMOs. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
We can fit loft conversion fire doors in Chatham as your builder's subcontractor or directly for you. For homes in Chatham, we match fire doors to your existing style wherever certified options allow.
Working with your builder and building control
We can work as a subcontractor to your loft conversion builder or directly for you. We fit doors to match your existing style where certified options exist, and leave product details for building control. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own guidance on escape from upper floors; we check which applies to your home.
Each installation includes:
- FD20 or FD30 doors in your chosen style
- Fire-tested hinges and intumescent strips as required
- Frame repairs or new linings where needed
- Product details for building control
The regulations behind fire doors in Chatham
The rules that apply to fire doors in Chatham 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 Chatham 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 Chatham
The need for loft conversion fire doors usually arises in terraced houses or detached family homes, and sometimes semi-detached houses. In Chatham we can work for you directly or alongside your builder, and single doors are as welcome as whole-house jobs.
What happens after you enquire
- 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 Chatham
Budget around £300–£650 per door supplied and fitted, ex VAT for loft conversion fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Chatham as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Chatham
Nearby towns we cover include Rochester, Gillingham and Strood. Distance from Chatham does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Chatham
Is Chatham within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Chatham in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Rochester. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Chatham?
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 you match my existing doors?
Certified fire doors come in many styles, including panelled and cottage designs, so a close match is usually possible.
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.