Devon · TQ1

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Torquay

From the TQ1 district outwards, we cover Torquay and neighbouring towns such as Paignton and Newton Abbot for fire door gap adjustments.

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 Torquay.

Town: Torquay
County / area: Devon
Local authority: Torbay
Postcode district: TQ1
Region: South West England
Population: Around 65,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Paignton (4 km)

Typical buildings in Torquay

Seafront blocks of flats, care homes and hospitality buildings make up much of the building stock with fire doors in Torquay. Reports for Torquay buildings keep the same door references from one visit to the next.

What's included in Torquay?

Final readings recorded for the door's file
Hardwood lippings fitted to narrow leaves where the evidence allows
Gap readings at head, hinge side, closing side and threshold
Hinges re-packed or replaced where the leaf has dropped
Threshold gaps corrected or drop seals fitted on smoke control doors

Threshold	Under-door gap suited to the door; tighter on smoke control doors.
Edges	Usually 2–4 mm at head and edges unless the evidence says otherwise.
Pairs	Meeting stiles on double doors within tolerance and aligned.

Full details on our fire door gap adjustment page.

How we work in Torquay

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Torquay building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Torquay or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Torquay, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Fire door law for Torquay buildings

As Torquay is in England, responsible persons must maintain fire doors under the Fire Safety Order 2005, give residents fire door information in buildings with two or more flats, and run regulation 10 checks where a storey is over 11 metres.

Torquay guide prices

Typical Torquay prices: £90–£260 per door (ex VAT). Minimum visit from £145. Get a guide price for your Torquay building.

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Torquay: questions

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Torquay?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Torquay 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.

Do you cover the area around Torquay?

Yes. As well as Torquay itself we cover nearby towns including Paignton, Newton Abbot and Exmouth.

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.