Kent · ME10

Intumescent & Smoke Seal Replacement in Sittingbourne

From the ME10 district outwards, we cover Sittingbourne and neighbouring towns such as Faversham and Gillingham for fire door seal replacements.

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: Sittingbourne
County / area: Kent
County council: Kent
Postcode district: ME10
Region: South East England
Population: Around 54,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Faversham (11 km)

Fire doors in Sittingbourne's buildings

Typical fire door jobs in Sittingbourne include converted houses split into flats, HMOs, surgeries and small office buildings. We can work early, late or at weekends in Sittingbourne where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What's included in Sittingbourne?

Old seals removed cleanly from the groove
Survey of the seal type, size and position for each door
Threshold or drop-down seals where smoke control is required
Intumescent-only or combined intumescent and smoke seals as required
Seals on hanging, closing and head edges, and meeting stiles on pairs

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

Full details on our intumescent & smoke seal replacement page.

How we work in Sittingbourne

Photos of every defect

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Sittingbourne and Kent.

Records you can use

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

Fire door law for Sittingbourne buildings

Buildings in Sittingbourne 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.

Sittingbourne guide prices

Guide prices for fire door seal replacements in Sittingbourne start from £145 per visit; typical rates are £45–£110 per door, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Sittingbourne building.

Intumescent & Smoke Seal Replacement in Sittingbourne: questions

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.

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Sittingbourne?

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

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

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