Kent · CT20

Fire Door Installation in Folkestone

From the CT20 district outwards, we cover Folkestone and neighbouring towns such as Dover and Ashford for fire door installations.

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: Folkestone
County / area: Kent
County council: Kent
Postcode district: CT20
Region: South East England
Population: Around 66,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Dover (11 km)

Typical Folkestone fire door jobs

As a coastal town, Folkestone has many hotels, guest houses and holiday lets, where bedroom and corridor fire doors protect guests who do not know the building. Reports for Folkestone buildings keep the same door references from one visit to the next.

Included as standard in Folkestone

FD30, FD30S, FD60 and FD60S doorsets, single and double
Flat entrance doorsets with fire, smoke and security performance
Frame fixing and frame-to-wall gap sealing with suitable materials
Glazed doors and vision panels from a matching fire-rated system
Handover pack: product evidence, installation record and photos

Evidence	Certification and installation records handed over for the building file.
Fixing	Frame fixed and packed as the doorset's instructions specify.
Rating	FD30 or FD60, with an S suffix where smoke control is required.

Full details on our fire door installation page.

What to expect in Folkestone

Booked around you

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

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Folkestone building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Priced door by door

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

Which fire door rules apply in Folkestone?

Buildings in Folkestone 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.

What will it cost in Folkestone?

Typical Folkestone prices: £750–£1,800 per doorset (ex VAT), confirmed as a fixed price before work starts. Get a guide price for your Folkestone building.

Common questions in Folkestone

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.

What is the difference between a fire door and a fire doorset?

A fire door often means just the leaf. A doorset is the complete assembly, leaf, frame, seals and hardware, tested and supplied together. Doorsets remove much of the guesswork from installation and are usually the better choice for replacements.

Which fire safety law applies in Folkestone?

Folkestone 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.

Can you price remedial work in Folkestone from another company's report?

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