Suffolk · IP11

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Felixstowe

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

In short: 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: Felixstowe
County / area: Suffolk
County council: Suffolk
Postcode district: IP11
Region: East of England
Population: Around 25,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Harwich (5 km)

Typical Felixstowe fire door jobs

As a coastal town, Felixstowe has many hotels, guest houses and holiday lets, where bedroom and corridor fire doors protect guests who do not know the building. Where a Felixstowe building has had a recent fire risk assessment, send it over and we will price against its actions.

What our fire door gap adjustment covers in Felixstowe

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

Pairs	Meeting stiles on double doors within tolerance and aligned.
Cause	Dropped hinges, warping or frame movement fixed, not masked.
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 Felixstowe

Records you can use

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

Priced door by door

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

Booked around you

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

Fire door law for Felixstowe buildings

Buildings in Felixstowe fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

What will it cost in Felixstowe?

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

Common questions in Felixstowe

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.

Can you price remedial work in Felixstowe from another company's report?

Yes. Send the report and we will price each line for your building in Felixstowe, or revisit specific doors if the report lacks detail.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Felixstowe?

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