Loft conversion fire doors in Shrewsbury, done to the evidence
From the SY1 postcode district outwards, we take on loft conversion fire doors across Shrewsbury for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Shrewsbury has a broad mix of buildings, including houses with integral garages, high-street shops and schools, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
A loft conversion in Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Check of which openings need fire doors
- Work coordinated with your builder
- Product details for building control
- Frame repairs or new linings where needed
What the rules say for Shrewsbury
In Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury 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.
Which buildings in Shrewsbury need loft conversion fire doors?
The need for loft conversion fire doors usually arises in terraced houses or bungalows gaining an upper floor, and sometimes semi-detached houses. In Shrewsbury we can work for you directly or alongside your builder, and single doors are as welcome as whole-house jobs.
How a Shrewsbury job runs
- 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
Budgeting for loft conversion fire doors in Shrewsbury
Guide pricing for loft conversion fire doors: £300–£650 per door supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Shrewsbury building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Shrewsbury
We also cover towns near Shrewsbury, including Wellington (15.9 km away), Telford and Rhosllannerchrugog. If your building is in SY1 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions
Do you cover SY1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Shrewsbury including SY1, and nearby towns such as Wellington and Telford. 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.
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.