How to Upgrade Existing Doors to Fire Doors Using Fire Door Upgrading Systems, Fire Door Coatings, Fire Door Card, Intumescent Seals
Upgrade your standard doors to fire doors to meet UK Building Regulations. Passive Fire Products offer door upgrading solutions & technical expertise to help you satisfy Building Control requirements. Door upgrading can often be more cost effective than replacing with a new fire door and offers a price sensitive solution to the problem of existing doors in houses of multiple occupation, loft conversions, historical buildings.
Each pack of our door upgrade kits can be used to upgrade wooden doors, whether they have flat panels, raised and fielded edges or are ledged and braced doors. In each pack, you’ll find enough primer, intumescent paint, panel card and sealing top coat to fireproof four door sides. The coatings can be applied over existing paint or varnish with minimum preparation and are supplied in clear or white versions.
Existing doors whether coated or not can be upgraded to 30 minutes fire resistance (FD30). We can provide you with a certificate of supply signed by the applicator which Building Control will accept as proof that the upgraded door will meet the required fire resistance tested to BS 476 Part 22.
Fire Door Seals and Strips
We can also supply various wood veneer facings, if door seals are required we offer wide a range of fire protection products, intumescent seals and cold smoke seals. Passive Fire Products have various solutions for converting regular doors into fireproof doors. We work closely with Building Control Officers to ensure that our products reach the requisite standards. For clarification on minimum requirements before buying one of our fire proof products, please give us a call.
Features & Benefits
Meets BS476 Part 22 (1987)
Our systems have been tested a number of times on different door types to ensure they provide the necessary protection
Fully certified to satisfy building control
Comply with current building regulations
Previously painted or varnished doors do not need to be stripped
Keep doors period look and feel
Suitable for Hard and Soft woods
Looking for Installation Services
If you are looking for a specialist contractor to complete the upgrading of your doors then we recommend using an approved passive fire protection specialist such as atol construction who hold vast amounts of fire stopping experience and can offer a full range of certified solutions to fire protection door upgrading.
