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Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Islington

Islington landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book fire door gap adjustments with straightforward reports and fixed prices.

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 Islington.

Town: Islington
County / area: Greater London
Postcode district: N1
Region: London
Population: Around 320,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Highbury (2 km)

Fire doors in Islington's buildings

Fire door work in Islington typically involves purpose-built blocks, mansion flats and converted terraces, where communal stair doors and flat entrance doors carry most of the fire strategy. We can work early, late or at weekends in Islington where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

Included as standard in Islington

Hinges re-packed or replaced where the leaf has dropped
Frame adjustment or re-fixing where the frame has moved
Threshold gaps corrected or drop seals fitted on smoke control doors
Final readings recorded for the door's file
Hardwood lippings fitted to narrow leaves where the evidence allows

Cause	Dropped hinges, warping or frame movement fixed, not masked.
Pairs	Meeting stiles on double doors within tolerance and aligned.
Edges	Usually 2–4 mm at head and edges unless the evidence says otherwise.

Full details on our fire door gap adjustment page.

How we work in Islington

Photos of every defect

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

Booked around you

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

Same report everywhere

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

Fire safety law that applies in Islington

As Islington 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.

How much do fire door gap adjustments cost in Islington?

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

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Islington: questions

Do you work in occupied buildings in Islington?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Islington can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.

What gap is allowed around a fire door?

Most guidance and manufacturers' evidence expect gaps of about 2 to 4 mm at the head and edges, with 3 mm as a practical target. The door's own certification or test evidence takes precedence if it states a different figure.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Islington?

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

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.