Hertfordshire · AL1

Intumescent & Smoke Seal Replacement in St Albans

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

In short: 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: St Albans
County / area: Hertfordshire
County council: Hertfordshire
Postcode district: AL1
Region: East of England
Population: Around 85,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Harpenden (8 km)

Typical St Albans fire door jobs

In a town the size of St Albans, many buildings are looked after by landlords and managing agents with a handful of properties each. We can work early, late or at weekends in St Albans where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

Included as standard in St Albans

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

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

Full details on our intumescent & smoke seal replacement page.

Why book with us in St Albans?

Booked around you

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

Priced door by door

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

Records you can use

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

Fire safety law that applies in St Albans

As St Albans 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.

What will it cost in St Albans?

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

Questions from St Albans clients

Can I just stick new seals over the old ones?

No. Seals should be fitted into the groove after the old seal is removed, in the size and type the door was tested with.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in St Albans?

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

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.

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

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