Lancashire · LA1

Intumescent & Smoke Seal Replacement in Lancaster

Intumescent & Smoke Seal Replacement in Lancaster, Lancashire: 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. We use the same method for buildings in Lancaster.

Town: Lancaster
County / area: Lancashire
County council: Lancashire
Postcode district: LA1
Region: North West England
Population: Around 47,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Morecambe (5 km)

Typical Lancaster fire door jobs

Lancaster has purpose-built student blocks and shared houses alongside university, hospital and council buildings with long runs of corridor doors. For fire door seal replacements, we group Lancaster visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

Included as standard in Lancaster

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

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

Full details on our intumescent & smoke seal replacement page.

Why book with us in Lancaster?

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

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

Photos of every defect

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

Fire door law for Lancaster buildings

Lancaster is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the common parts and non-domestic premises, and regulation 10 adds quarterly communal and annual flat entrance door checks in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres.

What will it cost in Lancaster?

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

Common questions in Lancaster

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Lancaster?

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

Do you work in occupied buildings in Lancaster?

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

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.

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.