Hertfordshire · SG6

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Letchworth Garden City

Responsible persons in Letchworth Garden City can book fire door gap adjustments with clear reports, useful photos and itemised 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.

Town: Letchworth Garden City
County / area: Hertfordshire
County council: Hertfordshire
Postcode district: SG6
Region: East of England
Population: Around 34,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Hitchin (5 km)

Typical buildings in Letchworth Garden City

Village schools, community buildings and small care homes around Letchworth Garden City are typical of local fire door work. For fire door gap adjustments, we group Letchworth Garden City visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What you get in Letchworth Garden City

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

Pairs	Meeting stiles on double doors within tolerance and aligned.
Edges	Usually 2–4 mm at head and edges unless the evidence says otherwise.
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 Letchworth Garden City?

Photos of every defect

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

Same report everywhere

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

Booked around you

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

Fire door law for Letchworth Garden City buildings

As Letchworth Garden City 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 Letchworth Garden City?

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

Questions from Letchworth Garden City 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.

Do you cover the area around Letchworth Garden City?

Yes. As well as Letchworth Garden City itself we cover nearby towns including Hitchin, Stevenage and Luton.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Letchworth Garden City?

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

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.