Certified double fire doors for Birkenhead
We cover Birkenhead and nearby Liverpool for double fire doors, with surveys booked around your building's access and occupancy. Each door is quoted individually, so you can see what every opening costs and why.
Whether your building is in central Birkenhead or on its edges towards Liverpool, survey and fitting dates are arranged around your access needs, with occupied buildings worked in planned phases.
What the law says in Birkenhead
New and replacement fire doors in Birkenhead are specified under the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B. In workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 makes the responsible person keep fire doors in working order, and in residential buildings with a storey above 11 metres regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 adds quarterly checks of communal doors and annual checks of flat entrance doors.
What do double fire doors cost in Birkenhead?
Our guide for double fire doors is £1,600–£3,400 per pair fitted, ex VAT. Quotes for Birkenhead are fixed once we've measured, and include removing and disposing of old doors where they're being replaced.
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.
Buildings that need double fire doors
Wherever they are in Birkenhead, double fire doors are most often specified for plant room access and care and hospital routes.
Liverpool's large stock of city-centre apartments and student blocks is matched by Victorian conversions across Wirral, Sefton and St Helens.
- Plant room access
- Care and hospital routes
- Cross-corridor openings
- Wide risers
Double & Leaf-and-a-Half Fire Doors: key specification
| Configurations | Equal pairs, unequal (leaf-and-a-half), rebated or square meeting stiles |
|---|---|
| Coordination | Door selectors to BS EN 1158 for rebated pairs |
| Bolts | Tested flush bolts on inactive leaves (not on escape routes) |
| Hold-open | Alarm-linked hold-open per leaf where needed |
| Ratings | FD30S and FD60S typical |
See the full specification and options for Double & Leaf-and-a-Half Fire Doors
From enquiry to handover
- Send your postcode, door count and any fire risk assessment notes
- We survey and measure each opening for free
- You get a fixed, itemised quote with certificate references
- We fit, test operation and hand over the paperwork
Questions about double fire doors in Birkenhead
Can you fit just one door in Birkenhead?
Yes — from a single door to a full building. Where possible, small jobs are scheduled alongside other visits in Merseyside.
Do you work for landlords and managing agents in Birkenhead?
Yes. We can schedule doors flat by flat, send quotes per property and invoice the managing agent or freeholder.
Do you remove the old doors?
Yes. Removal and disposal of the old door and frame is included when we replace a doorset in Birkenhead.
What is a leaf-and-a-half door?
A pair with one wide and one narrow leaf, giving normal access through the wide leaf and full width when both open.
Also covering towns near Birkenhead
- Liverpool (2 miles)
- Wallasey (3 miles)
- Bebington (3 miles)
- Bootle (5 miles)
- Litherland (6 miles)
- Heswall (6 miles)
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