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Fire door sets never fit openings
Chris562 replied to Chris562's topic in Fire Doors and Accessories
So you get the door made to fit. I assumed the main suppliers/manufacturers would only supply standard sizes and any modifications needed would have to be done by the fitter. So do the major suppliers custom make the doors for you? Also I imagine lead times are a few weeks for getting the doors. -
Fire door sets never fit openings
Chris562 replied to Chris562's topic in Fire Doors and Accessories
So how common is it to be able to get ‘off the shelf’ door sets without the need for modification? -
Fire door sets never fit openings
Chris562 replied to Chris562's topic in Fire Doors and Accessories
Ok so the manufacturers make doors and frames that are standardised sizes, the openings aren’t. Who creates the bespoke size door assembly to fit the opening you have surveyed? -
Fire door sets never fit openings
Chris562 replied to Chris562's topic in Fire Doors and Accessories
What has been relayed to me is that the openings are rarely a standardised size so the door sets won’t match. I’m referring to older properties where I suspect most of the work will be done. Surveying work isn’t the issue, it’s more you won’t find off the shelf door sets to fit the openings and so altering frames and doors is nearly always necessary. That would mean having some kind of workshop to carry out alterations which I was hoping to avoid. -
I was thinking of getting into fire door installation work. Did a good course covering the topic of installation. However I’ve since learned from a friend who is in the business of installation work that you really need a workshop to adapt the doors and frames as they will never fit existing openings when doing replacement work. I found this to be a real let down as I naively thought I could be mobile fitting door sets on the road. Any feedback/advice greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Can anyone recommend fire door installation courses that are well recognised, as in will help to gain freelance work once complete. Best regards