Hampshire · PO1

Fire Door Installation in Portsmouth

Fire Door Installation in Portsmouth, Hampshire: every door logged, photographed and graded, with a clear price for anything that needs putting right.

In short: fire door installation is the supply and fitting of a fire-resisting door, ideally as a complete doorset of leaf, frame, seals and hardware, installed exactly as its test evidence and the manufacturer's instructions require, so the finished door performs as tested.

Town: Portsmouth
County / area: Hampshire
Local authority: Portsmouth
Postcode district: PO1
Region: South East England
Population: Around 210,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Gosport (3 km)

Fire doors in Portsmouth's buildings

Portsmouth has many converted townhouses now used as flats, guest houses or care homes, where original doors have been upgraded with mixed results. For fire door installations, we group Portsmouth visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What you get in Portsmouth

Ironmongery, closers, seals and signage to suit the doorset
Glazed doors and vision panels from a matching fire-rated system
Frame fixing and frame-to-wall gap sealing with suitable materials
Flat entrance doorsets with fire, smoke and security performance
Handover pack: product evidence, installation record and photos

Rating	FD30 or FD60, with an S suffix where smoke control is required.
Sealing	Frame-to-wall gaps sealed with a material suited to the gap and the wall.
Evidence	Certification and installation records handed over for the building file.

Full details on our fire door installation page.

How we work in Portsmouth

Photos of every defect

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

Priced door by door

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

Same report everywhere

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

Fire safety law that applies in Portsmouth

Buildings in Portsmouth 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.

How much do fire door installations cost in Portsmouth?

In Portsmouth, fire door installations typically cost £750–£1,800 per doorset ex VAT, depending on the building and specification. Get a guide price for your Portsmouth building.

Questions from Portsmouth clients

What do FD30 and FD60 mean?

They describe how long the door is designed to resist fire in a test: 30 or 60 minutes. An S after the rating, such as FD30S, means the door also controls the passage of cold smoke.

Do you provide paperwork?

Yes. You receive the product's certification or test evidence, an installation record and photographs for each door.

Do you cover the area around Portsmouth?

Yes. As well as Portsmouth itself we cover nearby towns including Gosport, Fareham and Ryde.

Which fire safety law applies in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, together with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 for multi-occupied residential buildings.