Suffolk · IP1

Fire Door Hinges & Ironmongery in Ipswich

Ipswich landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book fire door ironmongery repairs with straightforward reports and fixed 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: Ipswich
County / area: Suffolk
County council: Suffolk
Postcode district: IP1
Region: East of England
Population: Around 180,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Harwich (16 km)

Typical Ipswich fire door jobs

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Ipswich, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. For fire door ironmongery repairs, we group Ipswich visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What's included in Ipswich?

Pull handles, push plates and kick plates fitted within limits
Fire-rated letter plates and spy holes for flat entrance doors
Latches, sashlocks and deadlocks with intumescent protection where needed
Intumescent wraps or pads behind morticed hardware
Hinges suitable for fire doors, usually at least three per leaf

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

Full details on our fire door hinges & ironmongery page.

What to expect in Ipswich

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Ipswich and Suffolk.

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Ipswich or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Priced door by door

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

Which fire door rules apply in Ipswich?

As Ipswich 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 Ipswich

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

Questions from Ipswich clients

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Ipswich?

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

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Ipswich?

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.