Kent · ME2

Fire Door Hold-Open Devices in Strood

Responsible persons in Strood can book fire door hold-open devices with clear reports, useful photos and itemised prices.

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.

Town: Strood
County / area: Kent
Local authority: Medway
Postcode district: ME2
Region: South East England
Population: Around 33,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Rochester (2 km)

Typical buildings in Strood

Landlords in Strood often have a few HMOs or flats to look after, and a single visit can cover all of them. We can work early, late or at weekends in Strood where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What you get in Strood

Hard-wired electromagnetic units, with the alarm contractor
Free-swing closers for residents who struggle with door weight
Acoustic hold-open units that release on the alarm sound
Testing of release on alarm and of the door's closing action
A record of the device and the test for the fire log

Closing	After release the door closes fully and latches.
Release	The door releases on alarm activation, every time.
Testing	Devices included in the weekly alarm test routine.

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

How we work in Strood

Same report everywhere

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

Booked around you

Visits in Strood 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 Strood, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Fire safety law that applies in Strood

Buildings in Strood fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

Strood guide prices

In Strood, fire door hold-open devices typically cost £280–£650 per door ex VAT, with visits from £280. Get a guide price for your Strood building.

Fire Door Hold-Open Devices in Strood: questions

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Strood?

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

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.

Is it legal to wedge a fire door open?

Wedging a fire door open defeats it, because it cannot close in a fire, and it can breach fire safety law. If a door needs to stay open, use a device that releases it automatically when the alarm activates.

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Strood?

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.