County Durham · TS17

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Thornaby-on-Tees

We provide fire door gap adjustments for buildings in Thornaby-on-Tees and the TS17 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

Fire door gap adjustment is the work needed to bring the gaps between a fire door leaf and its frame, and under the door, back within the tolerance in the door's evidence, typically 2 to 4 mm around the edges. We use the same method for buildings in Thornaby-on-Tees.

Town: Thornaby-on-Tees
County / area: County Durham
Local authority: Stockton-on-Tees
Postcode district: TS17
Region: North East England
Population: Around 22,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Stockton-on-Tees (4 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Thornaby-on-Tees

Landlords in Thornaby-on-Tees often have a few HMOs or flats to look after, and a single visit can cover all of them. Where a Thornaby-on-Tees building has had a recent fire risk assessment, send it over and we will price against its actions.

What's included in Thornaby-on-Tees?

Final readings recorded for the door's file
Hinges re-packed or replaced where the leaf has dropped
Gap readings at head, hinge side, closing side and threshold
Frame adjustment or re-fixing where the frame has moved
Threshold gaps corrected or drop seals fitted on smoke control doors

Cause	Dropped hinges, warping or frame movement fixed, not masked.
Pairs	Meeting stiles on double doors within tolerance and aligned.
Threshold	Under-door gap suited to the door; tighter on smoke control doors.

Full details on our fire door gap adjustment page.

Why book with us in Thornaby-on-Tees?

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Thornaby-on-Tees building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Thornaby-on-Tees, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Priced door by door

Every failed item in Thornaby-on-Tees is priced separately, so you approve exactly what you want done.

Fire safety law that applies in Thornaby-on-Tees

Thornaby-on-Tees is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the common parts and non-domestic premises, and regulation 10 adds quarterly communal and annual flat entrance door checks in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres.

Prices in Thornaby-on-Tees

Guide prices for fire door gap adjustments in Thornaby-on-Tees start from £145 per visit; typical rates are £90–£260 per door, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Thornaby-on-Tees building.

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Thornaby-on-Tees: questions

Do you cover the area around Thornaby-on-Tees?

Yes. As well as Thornaby-on-Tees itself we cover nearby towns including Stockton-on-Tees, Billingham and Middlesbrough.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Thornaby-on-Tees?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Thornaby-on-Tees is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.

How big can the gap under a fire door be?

It depends on the door's evidence. Doors without smoke control often allow a larger threshold gap, sometimes up to around 8 to 10 mm, while smoke control doors usually need 3 mm or less or a tested drop seal.

Can you fix a big gap with a thicker intumescent strip?

Not as a general rule. Seals are tested for a particular gap; using oversized seals to hide a poor fit is not a reliable repair.