Fire doors

Fire doors are essential for ensuring safety in UK buildings, serving to contain fires and provide vital evacuation time.

Fire doors are legally mandated in various settings, including:​

• Non-domestic properties: Businesses, commercial premises, and public buildings must have fire doors installed. ​

• Residential buildings: Blocks of flats and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are required to have fire doors, especially for flat entrance doors and communal areas. ​

Recent regulations have introduced more stringent inspection requirements:​

• Communal fire doors: Must be inspected every 3 months.​

• Flat entrance doors: Require annual inspections.

These measures aim to ensure that fire doors remain in efficient working order and in good repair.

Fire doors must be certified to demonstrate they can withstand fire for a minimum specified period, typically 30 minutes (FD30) or 60 minutes (FD60), in accordance with BS EN 1634.

DDF Fire are certified to install a variety of fire doors in accordance with the regulations and following manufactures guidelines.