Fire Door Maintenance & Repairs

Fire Door Maintenance and Repair Services

At Midsummer Fire Protection, we believe in more than just installing fire doors. We’re dedicated to ensuring their longevity and optimal functionality throughout their life cycle.

Regular maintenance and prompt repairs are essential to guarantee that a fire door will perform its life-saving role when needed most.

While the initial installation of a fire door is a pivotal step towards safeguarding a property, its regular maintenance and swift repair are what truly determine its efficacy in a crisis. Over time, even the sturdiest of fire doors can fall prey to wear and tear, and it’s these seemingly minor issues that can dramatically compromise their fire-resistant properties.

Our expert team at Midsummer Fire Protection recognises these intricacies. We approach maintenance and repair with the meticulousness it demands, ensuring that the fire doors continue to stand as indomitable shields between safety and catastrophe.

That's why we're a BMTRADA accredited Fire Protection provider.

Fire Door Maintenance

Every fire door plays a crucial role in preventing the spread of fire and smoke. However, over time, even the most robust fire doors can encounter wear and tear, potentially undermining their effectiveness.

Regular maintenance isn't just recommended—it's vital. At Midsummer Fire Protection, we steadfastly ensure your fire doors are always up to the task.

Fire Door Maintenance Service

Regular Inspections

Our certified team is qualified to carry out regular fire door inspections. Scheduled checks detect early signs of damage, wear, or misalignment.

Component Testing

Component testing all parts, from hinges to intumescent strips, are functioning correctly.

Seal Checks

Seal checks ensure that intumescent and smoke seals are intact and properly positioned.

Door Frame & Leaf Examination

Checking for damage, gaps, or signs of warping that could compromise the door's fire resistance.

Closing Mechanism Tests

Doors should close securely from any angle of opening, ensuring no gaps.

Hardware Maintenance

Tightening and replacing door handles, locks, and other hardware to ensure secure closure and easy accessibility.

Why Should You Prioritise Fire Door Maintenance?

When it comes to fire doors, their installation is only the beginning of the journey. Like any sophisticated piece of safety equipment, they demand ongoing attention to retain their effectiveness.

Regular maintenance isn’t just a matter of ticking boxes; it's about ensuring a consistent and reliable line of defence against the unforeseen and potentially devastating consequences of a fire.

By prioritising maintenance, you're not just upholding the integrity of the fire door but safeguarding lives, and assets, and ensuring peace of mind for all occupants.

Assurance

Regular maintenance ensures that the fire door will function correctly in the event of a fire, potentially saving lives.

Cost-Effective

Addressing minor issues during maintenance can prevent costly replacements in the future.

Compliance

Stay in line with safety standards and regulations, avoiding potential legal consequences.

Peace of Mind

Knowing your fire doors are in top condition provides peace of mind to building occupants.

Regular maintenance extends the lifespan of your fire doors and guarantees they function as designed when it matters most. Without regular maintenance, more frequent and potentially more costly repairs might be needed. A door that isn't maintained might suffer from multiple simultaneous issues, leading to extensive repair work.

Trust in Midsummer Fire Protection for meticulous service that prioritises your safety above all.

Fire Door Repairs

Every fire door is a crucial barrier against the spread of fire and smoke. However, due to regular use, environmental factors, or unexpected events, these doors can suffer damage.

While fire door maintenance is about proactive, routine care to ensure ongoing functionality, timely and expert repairs are essential to restore their protective capabilities and ensure they continue to meet safety standards.

Fire door repairs are critical in addressing specific damages, malfunctions, or wear that goes beyond what routine maintenance can manage. Naturally, when carrying out routine maintenance, repairs will be carried out. However, there will be times when larger issues occur that require immediate repair.

Fire Door Repair Service

Reactive and Timely Repairs

Time is of the essence when a fire door or its components have broken down or aren't functioning properly. These repairs must be carried out as soon as possible to ensure the fire door meets regulations.

Component Replacement

If the fire door begins malfunctioning and requires a repair, we'll change out faulty hardware, seals, or damaged panels to ensure optimal functionality.

Door Frame & Leaf Repair

We address issues like warping, cracks, or gaps that can compromise the fire resistance of the door.

Seal Reinforcement

We'll replace or repair intumescent and smoke seals to maintain the door's fire and smoke integrity.

With regular maintenance, you can reduce the need for one-off repairs, but accidents and breakdowns happen.

At Midsummer Fire Protection, our certified experts are equipped with the skills and tools needed to handle all kinds of fire door repair challenges. The primary goal of repairs is to bring the fire door back to its original, fully functional state, ensuring it can effectively prevent the spread of fire and smoke.

Trust us to restore your fire door to its optimal state, ensuring it's ready to protect when called upon.

Fire Door Inspections

Before undertaking the nuances of fire door maintenance and repairs, it's paramount to carry out an appropriate fire door inspection.

Serving as the foundational step in safeguarding your premises, these inspections ensure that fire doors are primed to perform their critical role — holding back fire and smoke, protecting escape routes, and preserving lives.

Regular, thorough inspections not only identify areas that need routine maintenance but also spotlight damages that demand immediate repair. By ensuring your fire doors meet the stringent standards set by regulatory bodies, inspections act as the first line of defence in a robust fire safety strategy.

Fire door inspections should be carried out regularly to ensure their optimal performance in case of a fire. The frequency of inspections can vary depending on the building type, usage, and local regulations.

High-Traffic Buildings & Areas

Fire doors in areas with high footfall or usage, like in public buildings, schools, or hospitals, should be inspected more frequently, potentially as often as every week/month.

Regular Usage Areas

Doors that are regularly used but not subjected to heavy traffic, like those in office buildings or residential apartments, should be inspected at least every three to six months.

Low-Traffic Areas

In areas with minimal use, an annual inspection might be sufficient, but it's important to get a professional opinion during an initial survey to ensure your premises are kept protected effectively.

Fire Door Maintenance Regulations

Fire doors must be maintained in strict accordance with established fire safety regulations.

The importance of this can't be overstressed; a poorly maintained fire door might fail to perform when needed most, jeopardising both property and lives.

In the UK, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 sets forth specific standards for fire safety equipment, including fire doors. This regulation mandates that fire doors be subjected to routine maintenance, ensuring they remain in efficient working order and in good repair.

In a bid to enhance the fire safety of residential structures after the Grenfell Tower Fire, The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 introduced stringent requirements effective from 23 January 2023. For buildings in England that rise above 11 metres and are multi-occupied, the "responsible persons" are now obligated to carry out stipulations that go beyond mere inspections.

Regulatory Reform Order 2005 - Fire Doors

The RRO places the responsibility on the "responsible person". This involves assessing fire risks and implementing suitable safety measures, of which fire doors are a crucial component.

A key aspect of the RRO is ensuring there's a clear and safe means of escape at all times. Fire doors play a crucial role here, as they help contain and delay the spread of fire and smoke, thus protecting escape routes.

The RRO mandates the proper maintenance of equipment and devices meant for fire safety. Fire doors, being passive fire protection measures, fall into this category. They need to be routinely inspected and maintained to ensure they work effectively during a fire.

The RRO requires a thorough fire risk assessment of the premises. This assessment would consider the condition and efficacy of fire doors.

When appointing individuals to carry out fire risk assessments or any related task, the RRO stresses the importance of competence. This also applies to the installation, maintenance, and inspection of fire doors.

The RRO requires certain fire safety information, including details related to fire doors, to be recorded, especially if the organisation has five or more employees.

See Other Fire Door Regulations

About Midsummer Fire Protection

Why Choose Midsummer Fire Protection?

We are based in Kettering, Northamptonshire, in our purpose-built office located on the Kettering Venture Park.

Midsummer Fire Protection LTD are a well-established Passive Fire protection company.

We believe that Fire Protection should always come first, there is nothing more important than the protection of those within the building and the actual building itself. All of our installations are completed following manufacturers' specifications and we've completed projects in the following:

Schools, Universities & Science Centres

Housing Developments & Associations

Hospitals

Here at Midsummer Fire Protection, we believe maintaining high levels of customer service and building strong relationships with our clients is of the upmost importance.

We strive to be your go-to Fire Protection company and exceed your expectations at all times.

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Friendly & Professional

The service we provide will always be the right one, our teams are always on hand to provide you with expert advice whilst maintaining the highest level of customer service possible.

We believe in looking after every one of our clients and that’s why we have dedicated members of our team to help you wherever we can.

Please feel free to contact our office and receive the service you deserve from start to finish.

Accurate & Friendly Advice

Midsummer Fire Protection work side by side with our manufactures, we ensure all our installations are installed as per manufactures specification.

All of our employees are fully trained and are on hand to provide any information you may require.

If you unsure of a situation we would be more than happy to help. You are our priority and can assure you that we will find the right solution for you.

No Obligation Quotation

You are under no obligation to use us at any time, there is no need to use our services just because you made contact.

Midsummer are firm believers of keeping are clients happy and ensuring they receive the right service for them.

Although we may do everything we can to ensure the right solution and service has been provided every time, we understand you may like a second opinion.

Effective Solutions

EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS

We work closely with of our manufacturers to ensure all solutions provided and correct and effective.

All installations provided by ourselves are installed under very strict guidelines and if needed, our manufacturers can also attend site to keep you reassured throughout all projects.

Fire Door Maintenance and Repair Services