Can the work be done while the nursery is open?

That is the setting's decision. Some items may be suitable for times when children are elsewhere in the building; others may be better planned for closure days, evenings or weekends. We price against the access windows you confirm, and the quotation states them.

Can you fit finger guards to our fire doors?

Finger protection can be included where it is specified and where the product is shown to be compatible with the particular doorset, for example through the door or product manufacturer's evidence. If compatibility cannot be confirmed, we will say so rather than fit it.

Our nursery is in a converted house. Do all the old doors need replacing?

Not necessarily. Which doors need to be fire doors comes from your fire risk assessment and fire strategy. Some existing doors may be repairable; others may need replacement depending on their construction, condition and evidence. We scope that door by door.

Do you carry out the fire door inspection for the setting?

No. Formal fire door inspections and reports are arranged through a specialist external inspection partner. Our site visit is to scope and price repair or replacement work, not to produce a report.

How do your operatives work around children and staff?

Arrangements are agreed with the setting before work starts — signing in, supervision, where tools and materials are kept and which rooms are out of use. Tell us your safeguarding and visitor requirements with the enquiry so they can be reflected in the plan.

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Fire Doors for Nurseries and Childcare Settings

Doors in early-years settings can see regular use by staff and parents, with small children nearby and a working day that can leave limited time for trades. We price and carry out fire door repairs, remedials and replacement for nurseries and childcare premises, planned around your opening hours and your safeguarding arrangements.

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Two Building Types

Converted premises

Houses and older buildings adapted for childcare

Existing doors may be original domestic doors, earlier upgrades or a mix. Their construction and any evidence for them need checking before deciding between repair and replacement, and the layout may limit the door sizes that fit.

Purpose-built

Dedicated early-years buildings and units

Doorsets may have known specifications, labels or handover information, which can help match remedial work to the existing doorset. Damage and adjustment issues can still build up with daily use.

Door Issues To Look For

Room doors that close too fast, too slowly or fail to latch
Closers adjusted or disconnected to make doors easier to open
Hinges loosened by repeated heavy use
Kitchen and laundry doors with damaged leaves or seals
Doors wedged open outside the setting's arrangements
Additions such as locks, viewers or protectors fitted without compatible evidence

Finger Protection And Other Add-Ons

Settings may ask about finger guards, hinge-side covers or additional locks. These can only be fitted to a fire door where they are specified and compatible with that doorset's evidence. Unsuitable fixings or materials can affect how the door performs. We check what is proposed against the available manufacturer information and record what was fitted; where compatibility is not demonstrated, we raise it rather than proceed.

Working Around Children And Opening Hours

Before work starts we agree with the setting manager how operatives will sign in, where they will work, which rooms will be out of use and how tools and materials will be kept away from children. Noisy or dusty items, and anything that takes a door out of service, can be planned for closure days, early mornings, evenings or weekends where you prefer.

Where a door on an escape route cannot be completed in one visit, any temporary arrangement is a matter for the setting's responsible person. Our guide to remedial works in occupied buildings covers phasing in more detail.

What To Send For A Quotation

Fire risk assessment actions or a fire door inspection report, if you have one
A simple door list or floor plan with room names
Photographs of each door, both faces, and of labels or plugs on the edge
Whether the building is converted or purpose-built, and if leased, who is responsible for doors
Opening hours, closure days and preferred access times
Your visitor, supervision and safeguarding requirements
Any finger protection or other items you want included

Repair Or Replacement

Items such as closer adjustment, hinge fixings and seals, sit within fire door repairs and remedials. Where a door cannot be supported by a repair, a new doorset is covered by fire door installation. Closer behaviour is explained in our guide to fire door closers.

Formal Inspections And Records

We do not produce formal fire door inspection reports. Where you need one, it can be arranged through a specialist external inspection partner — see fire door inspections. Where included in the quotation, we provide a door-referenced record of the work carried out; see records and close-out.

Schools And Care Settings

Primary schools, academies and colleges are covered on our schools and education estates page, and residential care on care homes and supported housing. Send your details through our contact form to start a quotation.

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Nursery Fire Doors To Put Right?

Send your FRA actions or report, door photographs and preferred access times. We will return a written, door-referenced quotation.

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