Essex · CO1

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Colchester

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Colchester, Essex: every door logged, photographed and graded, with a clear price for anything that needs putting right.

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.

Town: Colchester
County / area: Essex
County council: Essex
Postcode district: CO1
Region: East of England
Population: Around 130,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Sudbury (20 km)

Fire doors in Colchester's buildings

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Colchester, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. For fire door gap adjustments, we group Colchester visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What you get in Colchester

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

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

Full details on our fire door gap adjustment page.

Why Colchester clients choose us

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

Visits in Colchester are booked around residents, pupils or patients, including early, late and weekend slots by arrangement.

Priced door by door

Every failed item in Colchester is priced separately, so you approve exactly what you want done.

England fire safety law in Colchester

Colchester 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.

How much do fire door gap adjustments cost in Colchester?

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

Questions from Colchester clients

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.

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Colchester?

It depends on the number of doors and access. Tell us what you need and we will give you the earliest date when you call, and confirm it in writing.

Which fire safety law applies in Colchester?

Colchester is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, together with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 for multi-occupied residential 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.