A fire door programme from first survey to final installation
A fire door only works as a system: the leaf, frame, hinges, seals and latch all have to be right together, not just individually. For a property owner or manager responsible for a building with dozens of doors, working out which ones have a problem, and what to actually do about it, can turn into a project of its own before any remedial work even starts.
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Where projects like this usually go wrong
Left to run as separate jobs, a fire door programme easily fragments: one contractor surveys, another quotes for replacements, a third installs, and nobody is holding the whole picture. Defects get logged without a clear next step, and the client ends up managing the coordination themselves on top of everything else.
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What we did instead
We ran this as one service from start to finish. It began with a detailed fire door survey, assessing every door against its key components rather than a pass/fail glance, so we knew exactly where action was needed and what specification each door required. Where replacement was the right call, we carried the project straight through specification, manufacture, supply and installation ourselves, rather than handing the client a report and leaving them to find contractors for the next stage.
Coordination mattered as much as the door sets themselves. Across a building with multiple doors, and in this case an occupied property, we scheduled access around the building’s own routines and kept the client updated on progress and timescales throughout, rather than leaving them to chase updates.
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The result
The client ended up with a single coordinated fire door programme rather than a set of disconnected jobs to manage themselves. From the first survey to the final sign-off, the process was run around the building’s requirements, with a clear trail showing what was assessed, what was replaced, and to what specification.
A fire door programme doesn’t have to become an administrative burden on top of everything else a property manager is responsible for. Bringing survey, specification, supply and installation under one contractor is usually what makes the difference. If you’re facing a fire door problem across more than a handful of doors, get in touch and we’ll scope it properly before anything gets ordered.
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