Hertfordshire · SG6

Fire Door Hold-Open Devices in Letchworth Garden City

Looking for a fire door hold-open device in Letchworth Garden City? We inspect, repair and replace fire doors across Letchworth Garden City and surrounding parts of Hertfordshire, with a door-by-door report and every remedial item priced separately.

A fire door hold-open device keeps a fire door open in normal use and releases it to close automatically when the fire alarm activates. Free-swing closers let the door move freely like an ordinary door, then close it on alarm. We use the same method for buildings in Letchworth Garden City.

Town: Letchworth Garden City
County / area: Hertfordshire
County council: Hertfordshire
Postcode district: SG6
Region: East of England
Population: Around 34,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Hitchin (5 km)

Fire doors in Letchworth Garden City's buildings

Village schools, community buildings and small care homes around Letchworth Garden City are typical of local fire door work. For fire door hold-open devices, we group Letchworth Garden City visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

Included as standard in Letchworth Garden City

A record of the device and the test for the fire log
Free-swing closers for residents who struggle with door weight
Wire-free radio units linked to compatible alarm systems
Testing of release on alarm and of the door's closing action
Hard-wired electromagnetic units, with the alarm contractor

Suitability	Device and closer compatible with the door and alarm.
Release	The door releases on alarm activation, every time.
Closing	After release the door closes fully and latches.

Full details on our fire door hold-open devices page.

Why book with us in Letchworth Garden City?

Booked around you

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

Photos of every defect

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

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Letchworth Garden City building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

England fire safety law in Letchworth Garden City

As Letchworth 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.

Prices in Letchworth Garden City

Guide prices for fire door hold-open devices in Letchworth Garden City start from £280 per visit; typical rates are £280–£650 per door, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Letchworth Garden City building.

Common questions in Letchworth Garden City

Can you price remedial work in Letchworth Garden City from another company's report?

Yes. Send the report and we will price each line for your building in Letchworth Garden City, or revisit specific doors if the report lacks detail.

How often should they be tested?

With the weekly fire alarm test, and checked in detail at each fire door inspection.

Can hold-open devices be used on flat entrance doors?

Generally not on flat entrance doors in residential blocks. They are mainly used on corridor and cross-corridor doors in other buildings, subject to the fire risk assessment.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Letchworth Garden City?

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