South West England · England
Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Gloucestershire
Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery throughout Gloucestershire: from Gloucester to Cheltenham, every door is inspected, photographed and logged, and remedial work is priced door by door.
Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery: 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.
- Area
- Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West England
- Postcode areas
- BS, GL
- Towns listed
- 8
- Local authorities
- Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire
- Fire safety law
- England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Included as standard across Gloucestershire
- Fire-rated letter plates and spy holes for flat entrance doors
- Intumescent wraps or pads behind morticed hardware
- Latches, sashlocks and deadlocks with intumescent protection where needed
- Pull handles, push plates and kick plates fitted within limits
- Removal or correction of non-compliant additions
- Hinges suitable for fire doors, usually at least three per leaf
How does it work in Gloucestershire?
Identify
We record existing hardware and what the door needs.
Specify
Replacement items chosen with fire test evidence for the door type.
Fit
Hardware fitted with intumescent protection where required.
Test
Door operation checked from both sides.
What the law requires in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire 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.
- Fire Safety Order 2005: fire doors must be maintained (article 17)
- Fire Safety Act 2021: flat entrance doors are within scope
- Regulation 10: quarterly communal checks and annual flat door checks above 11 m
- Building Safety Act 2022: stronger record keeping and information duties
Guide prices in Gloucestershire
Typical Gloucestershire prices: £70–£190 per item (ex VAT), confirmed as a fixed price before work starts.
Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery by town in Gloucestershire
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Cheltenham
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Cirencester
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Gloucester
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Kingswood
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Mangotsfield
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Stroud
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Tewkesbury
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Yate
Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Gloucestershire: questions
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.
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.
Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Gloucestershire?
Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Gloucestershire is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.
Do you cover the area around Gloucestershire?
Yes. As well as Gloucestershire itself we cover nearby towns including Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud.