Getting riser and cupboard fire doors right in Melton Mowbray
Our riser and cupboard fire doors service in Melton Mowbray is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Buildings in and around Melton Mowbray range from schools to small blocks of flats and care homes. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Riser and meter cupboard doors in Melton Mowbray blocks are easy to overlook until an inspection flags them. While fitting riser doors in Melton Mowbray, 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.
Each installation includes:
- Record of any fire stopping concerns found
- Signage as required
- Seals and frame gap sealing
- Locks and keep-locked arrangements as specified
The regulations behind fire doors in Melton Mowbray
The rules that apply to fire doors in Melton Mowbray 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 Melton Mowbray 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.
Which buildings in Melton Mowbray need riser and cupboard fire doors?
From student accommodation to office buildings, the requirement for riser and cupboard fire doors in Melton Mowbray comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
The steps on a Melton Mowbray 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
Prices for riser and cupboard fire doors in Melton Mowbray
Budget around £450–£1,200 per riser or cupboard doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT for riser and cupboard fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Melton Mowbray as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is about 21.7 km from Leicester, and we cover both, along with nearby Loughborough and Oadby. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Melton Mowbray
Is Melton Mowbray within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire and neighbouring towns such as Loughborough. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Melton Mowbray?
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 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.
Do riser doors need closers?
Not if they are kept locked shut and the fire strategy allows it; they should then be labelled accordingly. Cupboards that are opened regularly normally need self-closers.