Fire door repairs in Stony Stratford
A coaching town on Watling Street, with flats over shops and rooms over pubs.
Get a priceStony Stratford sits on Watling Street, the old Roman road that later became the A5.
It was a coaching stop, and the High Street still has inns and shops in buildings that are a long way older than the fire rules.
Flats over shops
A shop with a flat above needs a fire door between the two. The stair door and the flat front door fail most often on reports.
People use them all day with shopping and boxes, and they get propped open. The closer is usually the part that has failed.
We repair them where they hang. We work around the shop's opening hours and keep the stairs clear.
Rooms over a pub
A pub with letting rooms or a flat upstairs has the same arrangement. A corridor, a stair, and a row of doors that guests and staff use daily.
We surveyed 129 fire doors in a hotel in Reading. The finding there was typical of any place with rooms: trolleys and bags hit the doors at the same height, and seals go missing at that level.
In a smaller inn the numbers are lower. The faults are the same.
Old buildings
Much of the centre is old, and some of it is protected. If your building is listed or in a conservation area, check with Milton Keynes City Council before you alter a door. Like-for-like repair often needs no consent. A change of look may.
A repaired door usually avoids the question, because it stays the door it was.
Practical
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Stony Stratford. We come up the M1 from Luton. Send the report and photographs through the form.
Questions we get asked
Can you work while the pub or shop is open?
Yes, for the upper floors and stairs. We agree the doors and the hours beforehand.
The building is listed. Do I need consent to repair a fire door?
Check with the council. Repair that keeps the door as it was often needs none.
Send the list with the postcode. We will come back with a price for each door.
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