Council flat front fire door installation?

Council flat front fire door installation?

0:02 AM, 30th September 2024, About 14 hours ago 3

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Hi, I am a leaseholder of council flat and recently got letter from the council that I need to upgrade my front fire door as they saying that my current old front (internal) door is not compiled with 2005 fire regulations.

They gave me chance to do the job with their contractor who will start installing fire doors with other council tenants. I contacted the contractor for a quote, but they came back with a price of £4,500, which I find extremely high and unaffordable.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do in this situation?

Thank you,

Anjan


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NewYorkie

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11:42 AM, 30th September 2024, About 2 hours ago

Outrageous cost, but these contractors are used to incompetent council/housing association employees who will spend other people's money.
Get your own quotation from a different supplier.
I am a RTM director, and our managing agent recently had a fire safety survey by a 'specialist' company. We weren't happy with the pricing and work required, and got a second survey from a company who only do the survey. Big difference in what's needed!
You may find you don't actually need a new door, and maybe fire seals and even intumescent paint could do the job.

Judith Wordsworth

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12:00 PM, 30th September 2024, About 2 hours ago

As NewYorkie stated you may not need a new flat front door depending on what type of door it is.

If already, which it is likely to be, F30 (possibly as ex Council F60) then you may only need a door closure (from £16);
intumescent strips (can be surface mounted or rebated about £2.50 a length) around the top and side (unless the gap at the bottom of the door is larger than allowed and you need to get a separate drop down seal fitted about £25);
3 fire hinges (£6);
Euro thumb latches (£10-£25) OR if you already have a Chubb lock blank off the keyhole on the inside of the door so a key cannot be used to lock the door or if you have a night latch it needs to be one you cannot lock from the inside with a key;
can have a letterbox but it must be an intumescent letterbox with an intumescent liner that will expand and seal off the letterbox in the event of a fire, preventing any smoke or fire from passing through it.

https://www.safelincs.co.uk
Flat front doors https://www.safelincs.co.uk/pas-24-fire-doors/

https://www.firesealsdirect.co.uk/
or wickes/screwfix/toolstation etc

and get a carpenter to fit.
A new F30 fire door

Simon F

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15:02 PM, 30th September 2024, Less than a minute ago

As others say, it's really important to understand first of all if it should be 30 minute rated (FD30S) or 60 minute rated (FD60S); I guess that will depend on the scale and level of occupation of the building as a whole and if the overall Fire Action Plan is 'simultaneous evacuation' or 'stay put'. The notice you have should say if 30 or 60 minute rated, and if not ask for that clarification. £4500 is way too much, especially if only an FD30.

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