FD30 doorsets
The British rating: holds back fire for 30 minutes, tested with its frame, glass and hardware. FD30S adds smoke.
Fire-rated Crittall-style steel doors
Glazed steel doors with Crittall-style lines for openings where building control asks for a fire door, from loft conversions to HMOs and flats.
01Steel doors
What makes a steel door fire-rated
A fire-rated door is a doorset tested to hold back fire and hot gases for a set time, usually 30 minutes in a home. Ours keep the Crittall-style look, so a protected stair still gets daylight.
E30 classification
The European class for 30 minutes of integrity. EI30 adds insulation, so less heat passes through.
Loft conversions
The stair becomes an escape route, so doors from habitable rooms onto it usually need FD30.
HMOs and flat conversions
Escape-route doors need at least FD30, and every flat entrance onto a shared stair is rated.
02Our work
Fitted by our own team.
03Technical specification
Specification.
Every option is confirmed at survey, against your opening and your build stage.
- Fire ratings
- FD30 and E30 options, certification supplied with your quote
- Certified as
- Complete doorset: leaf, frame, glass, seals and hardware
- Frame
- Steel, Crittall-style, with glazing bars
- Glass
- Fire-rated glass, matched to the tested doorset
- Seals
- Intumescent seals, plus smoke seals where the rating needs them
- Closing
- Self-closing where your fire strategy or building control requires it
- Typical openings
- Loft conversion stairs, HMO bedrooms and kitchens, flat entrances, kitchen to hallway
- Installation
- Surveyed, supplied and fitted by our own team
- Lead time
- Depends on rating, glass and finish, confirmed with your quote
04Asked before every survey
The questions that matter.
Do I need a fire door between my kitchen and hallway?
Only in some layouts. A typical two-storey house does not need one. After a loft conversion, doors from habitable rooms onto the stair usually need FD30, and in an HMO the kitchen needs a self-closing fire door.
What is the difference between FD30, E30 and EI30?
All three mean 30 minutes, measured differently. FD30 (British) and E30 (European) both keep flames and hot gases on one side. EI30 also limits heat on the escape side. FD30S means it was tested for smoke too.
Will building control accept your fire certificate?
That is what the certificate is for. We send it with your quote, so your building control officer can check it before you order. It only holds if the door is fitted exactly as tested.
Can one part of a glazed partition be fire rated and the rest not?
Yes, if the non-rated part sits off the fire separation line. On a protected stair, integrity-only (E) glass is allowed only above 1100 mm, so full-height glass needs EI. Send us your drawings and we quote each part.
Do fire-rated glazed doors need self-closers and intumescent seals?
Yes, in almost every case. The closer must shut and latch the door from any position. Intumescent seals swell in a fire to close the gap, so never paint over them.
05Start here
Start with a conversation.
- A render of the finished result before you commit
- Showroom in Ruislip, opposite Ruislip Manor station, with parking
- One team from survey through to installation
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