Getting communal fire doors fitted in Reading
For landlords, managing agents, businesses and homeowners in Reading, we provide communal corridor and lobby fire doors with one fixed quote. A free survey comes first, then a door-by-door schedule, then installation to the manufacturer's instructions and a handover pack for your records.
Reading is one of the main towns we cover in Berkshire; tell us your dates and we'll arrange a survey.
Regulations for communal fire doors in Berkshire
Fire doors in Reading sit under English rules: Approved Document B sets what goes in, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 covers keeping doors effective in non-domestic premises and shared parts of residential buildings, and the 2022 regulations require regular door checks in residential buildings taller than 11 metres. Higher-risk buildings — 18 metres or seven storeys with two or more homes — also come under the Building Safety Act 2022.
Cost of communal fire doors in Berkshire
Guide prices for communal fire doors in Reading run from about £1,600 to £3,200 per pair, supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Size, glazing, finish and ironmongery move the price, and the survey quote is fixed.
Each quote covers the certified doorset, standard ironmongery, fitting, removal of the old door and a handover record; anything outside that scope is shown as a separate line before you accept.
Where communal fire doors are used in Reading
Blocks of flats and student accommodation are among the most common settings for communal fire doors, in Reading as elsewhere.
Berkshire's office parks around Reading, Slough and Bracknell sit alongside a growing number of town-centre apartment blocks.
- Blocks of flats
- Student accommodation
- Sheltered and supported housing
- Hotels
What's in the doorset
| Rating | FD30S typical; FD60S in some lobbies |
|---|---|
| Configuration | Singles, pairs and leaf-and-a-half |
| Glazing | Vision panels sized to the doorset's evidence |
| Hold-open | Alarm-linked magnetic hold-open or free-swing closers (BS EN 1155) |
| Accessibility | Opening forces and vision panels to accessibility guidance (Approved Document M in England) |
See the full specification and options for Communal & Corridor Fire Doors
Four steps to compliant doors
- Request a quote online or call
- Survey: sizes, ratings, hardware and condition
- Quote with each doorset's certification
- Phased fitting and handover records
Your questions answered
How quickly can you survey in Reading?
We arrange surveys around your access needs and, where possible, combine Reading visits with other work in Berkshire. Tell us your preferred dates when you enquire.
Can you work around tenants or staff in Reading?
Yes. We phase work in occupied buildings and keep escape routes available. Each door is planned to be removed and replaced the same day; if that isn't possible, the opening is made secure and we tell you in advance.
Do you work for landlords and managing agents in Reading?
Yes. We can schedule doors flat by flat, send quotes per property and invoice the managing agent or freeholder.
Should communal doors be glazed?
Doors across corridors usually need vision panels so people can see who is on the other side. The glass must be tested in that doorset.
Nearby towns we cover
- Lower Earley (3 miles)
- Wokingham (7 miles)
- Crowthorne (10 miles)
- Yateley (10 miles)
- Bracknell (10 miles)
- Sandhurst (11 miles)
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