Getting loft conversion fire doors right in Horsham
From the RH12 postcode district outwards, we take on loft conversion fire doors across Horsham for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Fire doors in Horsham protect escape routes in HMOs, family homes after loft conversions and high-street shops alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
For homes in Horsham, we match fire doors to your existing style wherever certified options allow. A loft conversion in Horsham that adds a new storey often brings a building control requirement for fire doors on rooms off the stair.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- FD20 or FD30 doors in your chosen style
- Product details for building control
- Fire-tested hinges and intumescent strips as required
- Check of which openings need fire doors
Which fire door rules apply in Horsham?
In Horsham, 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 Horsham 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 Horsham?
Typical settings for loft conversion fire doors include detached family homes, bungalows gaining an upper floor and semi-detached houses. In Horsham, as elsewhere, the work is usually commissioned by homeowners, often alongside a builder or after a building control visit, so we fit around the household and leave the product details building control asks for.
From enquiry to handover in Horsham
- 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 Horsham
Guide pricing for loft conversion fire doors: £300–£650 per door supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Horsham building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Horsham
Horsham is about 11.5 km from Crawley, and we cover both, along with nearby Horley and Haywards Heath. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Horsham
Do you work in Horsham?
Yes, we take on loft conversion fire doors in Horsham and the surrounding area, including Crawley and Horley. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Horsham?
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.
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.