What fire door work do you do in Thornton Heath?
Across Thornton Heath (CR7) it is mostly fire doors for converted Victorian houses, HMO compliance packages and flat entrance doors along the High Street, along with the fire-rated glazing, ironmongery upgrades and remedial works that go with all of it. Thornton Heath is full of Victorian and Edwardian houses converted into flats and HMOs, where the original panelled doors rarely carry any fire rating and the landlord's licence, the fire risk assessment or both end up calling for certificated FD30 doorsets, seals and closers throughout. Every job starts with a survey of the actual doors rather than a price guessed over the phone.
Do you charge extra to come out to Thornton Heath?
No. Thornton Heath is on the doorstep of the Croydon base, so there is no travel charge and a survey can usually be arranged within a day or two.
Have you worked in Thornton Heath before?
Yes. Thornton Heath is ten minutes from the base and its converted houses make it one of the busiest HMO patches we cover. Give us a ring and we will tell you what we normally find in buildings around Thornton Heath Pond and what yours is likely to need before anything is opened up.
Does the type of building in Thornton Heath change the job?
It does, and it is the defining feature of the patch. Thornton Heath's converted houses were built long before anyone rated a door, so the flat entrance doors are often the original panelled leaves with a coat of paint and no evidence behind them. When the fire risk assessment or an HMO licence catches up with that, the answer is usually certificated FD30S doorsets with closers, or where a door genuinely qualifies, an upgrade of seals and hardware. The judgement call between the two is the skill, and it is one we make street by street around Thornton Heath Pond all the time.
Can you survey the doors in Thornton Heath and then do the remedial work too?
Yes, and it is how most clients in Thornton Heath run it: one firm surveys the doors, prices the findings, carries out the remedials and hands back a completion report photographed door by door. Nothing gets lost between a surveyor's spreadsheet and a contractor's quote, and the responsible person ends up with one consistent set of records for the building's fire safety file.
How soon could you get to a job in Thornton Heath?
Thornton Heath is around 2 miles from the Croydon base, so getting out to survey and quote is quick, usually within a few days. Start dates for installation and remedial programmes depend on the diary, and we would rather give you a real date than a hopeful one. Ring and we will tell you where the next honest slot is.
