Essex · CM1

Intumescent & Smoke Seal Replacement in Chelmsford

Intumescent & Smoke Seal Replacement in Chelmsford, Essex: every door logged, photographed and graded, with a clear price for anything that needs putting right.

Intumescent seals are strips set into the edge of a fire door or its frame that expand when heated to close the gap around the door. Smoke seals, usually brush or fin seals, block cold smoke before the intumescent reacts. Both are part of the door's tested performance.

Town: Chelmsford
County / area: Essex
County council: Essex
Postcode district: CM1
Region: East of England
Population: Around 110,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Billericay (12 km)

Typical Chelmsford fire door jobs

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Chelmsford, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. Where a Chelmsford building has had a recent fire risk assessment, send it over and we will price against its actions.

What our fire door seal replacement covers in Chelmsford

Intumescent-only or combined intumescent and smoke seals as required
Gap readings checked so new seals can work
Old seals removed cleanly from the groove
Threshold or drop-down seals where smoke control is required
Seals on hanging, closing and head edges, and meeting stiles on pairs

Paint	Smoke seals free of paint so they can work.
Type	Intumescent only or combined with a smoke seal, to suit the door's rating.
Continuity	No breaks, overlaps or missing lengths.

Full details on our intumescent & smoke seal replacement page.

Why book with us in Chelmsford?

Booked around you

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

Priced door by door

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

Records you can use

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

Fire safety law that applies in Chelmsford

As Chelmsford 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.

Chelmsford guide prices

Typical Chelmsford prices: £45–£110 per door (ex VAT). Minimum visit from £145. Get a guide price for your Chelmsford building.

Chelmsford FAQs

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Chelmsford?

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

Can intumescent strips be painted?

Brush and fin smoke seals should never be painted, because paint stops them working. Some intumescent strips tolerate a light coat, but the safest rule is to mask all seals before decorating and replace any that have been painted.

Do you work in occupied buildings in Chelmsford?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Chelmsford can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.

Will new seals fix a door with big gaps?

No. Seals only work within the gap they were tested with. Gaps outside tolerance need the door adjusting first.