Essex · SS13

Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Pitsea

Responsible persons in Pitsea can book fire door ironmongery repairs with clear reports, useful photos and itemised prices.

Fire door ironmongery is the hardware on a fire door, hinges, latches, locks, handles, closers, letter plates and spy holes, which must be suitable for use on fire doors so it does not create a weak point when the door is exposed to fire.

Town: Pitsea
County / area: Essex
County council: Essex
Postcode district: SS13
Region: East of England
Population: Around 25,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Basildon (4 km)

What kind of buildings in Pitsea need fire door work?

Pitsea has its share of converted buildings and older doors of unknown origin, where an inspection records what evidence exists. We can work early, late or at weekends in Pitsea where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What you get in Pitsea

Removal or correction of non-compliant additions
Fire-rated letter plates and spy holes for flat entrance doors
Hinges suitable for fire doors, usually at least three per leaf
Latches, sashlocks and deadlocks with intumescent protection where needed
Pull handles, push plates and kick plates fitted within limits

Additions	No unapproved bolts, chains or cat flaps through the leaf.
Morticing	Lock and latch cut-outs within the door's evidence and protected.
Marking	Hardware CE or UKCA marked where the product standard requires it.

Full details on our fire door hinges & ironmongery page.

How we work in Pitsea

Photos of every defect

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Pitsea and Essex.

Booked around you

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

Which fire door rules apply in Pitsea?

As Pitsea 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.

Prices in Pitsea

Guide prices for fire door ironmongery repairs in Pitsea are typically £70–£190 per item, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Pitsea building.

Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Pitsea: questions

Do you cover the area around Pitsea?

Yes. As well as Pitsea itself we cover nearby towns including Basildon, South Benfleet and Wickford.

Can I fit any lock to a fire door?

No. The lock must be suitable for fire doors and fitted within the size limits of the door's evidence, often with intumescent protection around the mortice.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Pitsea?

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

Do letter plates on flat doors need to be fire-rated?

Yes, where the flat entrance door is a fire door. Fire-rated letter plates include intumescent liners that close the opening in a fire.