Fire door closer repairs in Slough
If the door does not shut by itself, the rest of it hardly matters.
Get a priceOpen the door all the way and let go.
Then open it about a hand's width and let go again.
It should come back and latch both times, with nobody helping it. The government guidance for blocks over 11 metres suggests that same test, fully open and then at a small angle.
Adjust or replace
A lot of closers only need adjusting. There are two valves on most overhead units, one for sweep and one for latch. Ten minutes with a key, provided the arm is fixed solidly and the body is not leaking.
Oil on the door or the floor means the closer is finished. So does an arm that has been bent, or one held on with two screws out of four.
When we replace one, it has to suit the door. Size and weight matter, and the closer has to be approved for use on a fire door. The new one goes on with the door maker's fixings where we can find them.
Closers people have taken off
This happens a lot in shared houses. The closer was annoying, or too strong for a child, so it came off and went in a drawer.
Sometimes the holes are all that is left. Those get filled properly with hardwood plugs, because a door full of empty screw holes is a weak door.
Chain closers
The Perko type, with a chain hidden in the edge of the door, used to be fitted everywhere.
If you have one of those on a fire door, an inspector will probably fail it. We take it out, plug the recess and fit an overhead closer in its place.
Closers set too hard
A resident who needs both hands for their own front door will wedge it open, and then the closer is no use to anyone. A door that catches on its frame gets sorted before the closer is touched. After that the sweep is slowed until the door shuts without a bang.
Hold-open devices
Some corridor doors stay open on magnetic units linked to the fire alarm. Those release when the alarm goes, and the closer does the rest. If yours do not release, tell us. The alarm side needs your alarm engineer and the door side is ours.
Questions we get asked
Do flat front doors need closers?
Flat entrance doors in blocks should be self-closing. If there is an argument about who pays, look at the lease and the fire risk assessment.
Send it over with the postcode and we will price it per door the same day.
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