Hertfordshire · AL8

Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Welwyn Garden City

Need a fire door ironmongery repair in Welwyn Garden City? Tell us the building and roughly how many doors, and we will confirm a fixed price before booking.

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. We use the same method for buildings in Welwyn Garden City.

Town: Welwyn Garden City
County / area: Hertfordshire
County council: Hertfordshire
Postcode district: AL8
Region: East of England
Population: Around 52,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Hatfield (4 km)

Typical Welwyn Garden City fire door jobs

In a town the size of Welwyn Garden City, many buildings are looked after by landlords and managing agents with a handful of properties each. Welwyn Garden City jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

Included as standard in Welwyn Garden City

Fire-rated letter plates and spy holes for flat entrance doors
Latches, sashlocks and deadlocks with intumescent protection where needed
Hinges suitable for fire doors, usually at least three per leaf
Removal or correction of non-compliant additions
Intumescent wraps or pads behind morticed hardware

Additions	No unapproved bolts, chains or cat flaps through the leaf.
Morticing	Lock and latch cut-outs within the door's evidence and protected.
Hinges	Fire-suitable hinges to BS EN 1935, all screws present.

Full details on our fire door hinges & ironmongery page.

Why Welwyn Garden City clients choose us

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Welwyn Garden City and Hertfordshire.

Photos of every defect

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

Booked around you

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

England fire safety law in Welwyn Garden City

As Welwyn 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.

What will it cost in Welwyn Garden City?

Typical Welwyn Garden City prices: £70–£190 per item (ex VAT), confirmed as a fixed price before work starts. Get a guide price for your Welwyn Garden City building.

Questions from Welwyn Garden City clients

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Welwyn Garden City?

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

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.

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Welwyn Garden City?

It depends on the number of doors and access. Tell us what you need and we will give you the earliest date when you call, and confirm it in writing.

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.