A fire door is a certified assembly, not just a door with a label on it, and the coating specification needs to respect that. The wrong preparation approach can damage intumescent seals or strip a rated facing without anyone realising until an inspection flags it.
No — intumescent seals and any labelling or certification marks need protecting, and preparation methods need to respect the rated construction.
Not if the coating is applied correctly and the intumescent components are left functional. Incorrect preparation or overpainting seals is what causes problems.
Yes, we can supply before-and-after photographs and notes on each door as part of the job for your records.
Intumescent strips set into the door edge or frame rebate are part of the fire performance and must not be painted over so thickly that they cannot expand, nor removed and refitted casually. We identify and work carefully around them rather than treating the door edge like standard joinery.
Some fire door facings, particularly on composite or laminate-faced leaves, have limits on how much they can be sanded before the fire-rated core is compromised. Where we are not certain of the door's construction, we work conservatively rather than guess.
Photographs before and after, and notes on any door where something unusual was found, help a building's fire safety records stay accurate. We are happy to provide these to a managing agent or responsible person as part of the job.
Tell us how many fire doors need attention and we will schedule the work with certification in mind from the outset.
Fire doors can be repainted safely, but only with preparation that respects their certified components.
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