Riser and cupboard fire doors in Hove: what's involved
We provide riser and cupboard fire doors in Hove (BN3 and the surrounding postcodes), from the first survey through to a documented handover.
Around Hove, HMOs, schools and high-street shops all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Riser and meter cupboard doors in Hove blocks are easy to overlook until an inspection flags them. While fitting riser doors in Hove, we photograph any gaps in fire stopping we can see and pass them on to you.
The fire stopping behind the door
The door is only half the picture. Inside the riser, the services passing through each floor must be fire stopped. That is a separate specialist task. Where we find gaps or missing fire stopping while fitting riser doors, we record it and flag it to you so it can be addressed.
What you get:
- Locks and keep-locked arrangements as specified
- Record of any fire stopping concerns found
- Seals and frame gap sealing
- Fire-rated riser and cupboard doorsets
Rules and responsibilities in Hove
The rules that apply to fire doors in Hove 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 Hove 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.
Who needs riser and cupboard fire doors in Hove?
You are most likely to need riser and cupboard fire doors if you look after hotels, student accommodation or blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Hove, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Hove installation
- Survey risers, cupboards and wall ratings
- Confirm locked-shut or self-closing for each door
- Order doorsets sized to the openings
- Install and seal frames, hang leaves
- Fit locks, seals and signage
- Photograph and report on visible fire stopping
Guide prices in Hove
Guide pricing for riser and cupboard fire doors: £450–£1,200 per riser or cupboard doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Hove building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Hove and nearby
Hove is about 2.0 km from Brighton, and we cover both, along with nearby Portslade and Rottingdean. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Do you cover BN3 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Hove including BN3, and nearby towns such as Brighton and Portslade. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Hove building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
Can I use a standard access panel for a riser?
Only if it is a fire-rated product with evidence for the wall rating. Many ordinary access panels and cupboard doors are not fire rated.
What rating should a riser door be?
It should match the fire resistance the strategy requires for the riser enclosure, commonly 30 or 60 minutes. We confirm it before ordering.