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Communal fire doors offer vital fire resistance within essential shared areas of a building, limiting the spread of fire and aiding safe evacuation. Sentry Doors offers a range of bespoke communal entrance doors, perfect for the lobbies, stairwells, and corridors of a communal building, such as a block of flats. We manufacture and supply high quality commercial fire doors for a range of industries including social housing, education and healthcare.
We work with main and sub-contractors, local authorities, and housing associations across the UK, producing BM TRADA Q-Mark certified fire doorsets built around their project requirements. Every door is manufactured at our state-of-the-art Doncaster factory, with our optimised production process helping us to ensure consistent lead times of 6-8 weeks.
Speak to a member of our team today to find out more about our range of communal fire doors.
Communal Doors are in essential areas including lobbies, stairwells, and corridors.
Bespoke
We understand that each and every project is unique, and our bespoke manufacturing allows us to produce communal fire door sets to match your exact specification requirements. Each door is available in a range of styles and finishes, along with a choice of hardware.
Each of our communal entrance doors and communal fire door is certified with a BM TRADA Q-Mark for Fire Door Manufacturing, an industry-leading assessment of our quality and consistency. We produce all communal doors at the highest levels of safety and durability, offering a series of extended warranties on all doorsets. Our communal entrance doorsets are built to the exact specifications of our clients, coming ready for installation, with fire-resistant ironmongery, hinges and glazing panels. Whether you’re looking to create a fire escape route or a fire compartment within a communal building, our fire doors are certified for quality, offering excellent fire resistance in both new and existing buildings.
We offer both FD30 and FD60 rated communal entrance doorsets, certified for 30 and 60 minutes of fire and smoke resistance respectively. Whether your project requires FD30 doors, FD60 doors, or a combination of the two, our team can construct fully finished doors in bespoke dimensions for you.
Our communal entrance doors can be manufactured in both single and double door designs, depending on the needs of your project. We offer glazed and non-glazed options, with all glazing used within our doorsets offering EW30 or EW60 fire resistance, ensuring the fire protection of all doors.
All of our communal doors come pre-finished with fire-resistant frames, hinges and ironmongery, and a choice of finishes, including white or light oak. If prioritising light or visibility within your building project, our communal fire doors can be customised to meet these requirements, with fitted glazing panels alongside fanlights and sidelights.
We manufacture our communal fire doors at our Doncaster and Birmingham factories, giving us full control over quality, safety, and compliance. Our communal entrance doors are designed to deliver exceptional fire protection while offering durability and style that suit any shared building. Whether you need communal entrance doors for flats or larger residential developments, each doorset is precision-engineered and rigorously tested to meet the highest standards. This ensures you get reliable performance and lasting protection.
Over the past three decades Sentry Doors has acquired a reputation for excellent fire-resistant doors. We have worked with a series of major building contractors, especially within the social housing industry. If you are in need of bespoke communal entrance doors, whether looking to install them within a new build development, or looking to replace existing doors within a shared building, we can help. We have a consistent lead time of 6-8 weeks on our communal fire doors, and they come fully finished and ready for installation.
For more information about our communal entrance doors, speak to a member of our team today to learn what we could offer you.
Following BS 3800 and BSI, the communal entrance doors should be fully glazed or have vision panels fitted accordingly. When these panels are fitted, they should meet the necessary criteria to benefit all users.
A zone of visibility between 500mm and 1500mm from the ground level must be provided so that all users and obstacles can be fully seen before the door is opened.
Yes, communal fire doors are essential for shared living spaces as they provide added security, privacy and increased fire safety protection. Communal entrance doors are a key element of a building’s passive fire protection strategy, as they are designed to compartmentalise the fire and contain it within specified areas.
This feature helps in keeping evacuation routes clear and allows enough time for emergency services to respond.
Yes, at Sentry Doors we produce a wide range of suitable communal entrance doors for flats and large residential developments. Manufactured at our Doncaster and Birmingham facilities, our doors are built to withstand high traffic and offer reliable fire protection. This ensures your communal areas remain safe and secure while maintaining a professional appearance.
Absolutely. Our communal fire doors are manufactured to comply with the latest fire safety standards and building regs. This ensures our communal entrance doors provide reliable fire resistance, helping to prevent the spread of fire and smoke in communal areas. We meet and exceed these requirements to ensure the safety and protection of residents and properties.
