Wales
Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in South Glamorgan
We provide fire door ironmongery repairs across South Glamorgan, including Cardiff, Barry and Penarth, with the same report format and pricing wherever your buildings are.
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
- South Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Postcode areas
- CF
- Towns listed
- 3
- Local authorities
- Cardiff, The Vale of Glamorgan
- Fire safety law
- Wales: Fire Safety Order 2005
What every job in South Glamorgan includes
- 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
- Latches, sashlocks and deadlocks with intumescent protection where needed
- Pull handles, push plates and kick plates fitted within limits
- Fire-rated letter plates and spy holes for flat entrance doors
How does it work in South Glamorgan?
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.
Wales fire safety law across South Glamorgan
South Glamorgan is in Wales, where the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained. Regulation 10's fixed quarterly and annual schedule is English law, but many Welsh landlords follow it as good practice.
- Fire Safety Order 2005 applies in Wales
- Fire Safety Act 2021: flat entrance doors are within scope
- Regulation 10's fixed schedule is England-only
- Quarterly and annual checks still widely used as good practice
Guide prices in South Glamorgan
Typical South Glamorgan prices: £70–£190 per item (ex VAT), confirmed as a fixed price before work starts.
Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery by town in South Glamorgan
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Barry
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Cardiff
- Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Penarth
Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in South Glamorgan: 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.
Are cat flaps allowed in fire doors?
Not unless the flap is part of the door's tested design. A cat flap cut into a fire door, including many flat entrance doors, will normally make it non-compliant.
Which fire safety law applies in South Glamorgan?
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies in Wales, and the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed flat entrance doors in multi-occupied residential buildings are within scope.
Do you work in occupied buildings in South Glamorgan?
Yes. Inspections and repairs in South Glamorgan can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.