Certified composite fire doors installed in St Ives.
FD30, FD30S and FD60 doorsets for flats, HMOs, landlord portfolios and commercial property across St Ives (TR26) — PAS24 secure, third-party certified, with full compliance documentation on handover.
Fire doors in St Ives — what the specification looks like here
St Ives's residential stock — St Ives' famous light is unforgiving on faded, tired timber. A composite door in Chartwell Green or Anthracite Grey keeps the kerb appeal these properties trade on — sits under the same fire-safety duties as anywhere in the county. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, every front door opening onto a shared escape route in St Ives (TR26) is a fire door, and its integrity is a legal duty on the landlord or freeholder.
We install FD30, FD30S and FD60 certified composite fire doorsets across St Ives — from single flat-entrance replacements in converted terraces to portfolio-wide programmes for landlords, HMO operators and block managers. Every installation carries independent third-party certification (BM TRADA Q-Mark, Certifire or IFC), is installed strictly to the manufacturer's tested method, and hands over with the manufacturer certificate, installation certificate and photographic evidence.
Fire performance and PAS24:2022 security arrive in the same doorset — 3-star anti-snap cylinder, multi-point locking and impact-tested frame as standard. The specification does not compromise on either count, and the finish is available across our full colour and style palette. Cover extends across Tate St Ives and Porthmeor Beach and the surrounding villages within the TR26 postcode area.
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St Ives has an unusually high proportion of its housing stock given over to holiday lets and second homes, packed into some of the narrowest streets in Cornwall around Downalong and the harbour. Many of these buildings are former fishermen's cottages, tiny by modern standards, converted and reconfigured repeatedly over the last century — which makes establishing what fire protection actually exists behind the walls a genuine piece of detective work on most surveys.
The town's fame and the value of its property mean owners are often just as concerned with how a fire door looks as with what it's rated for, and St Ives is one of the few places where we're regularly asked to match a specific artist's-cottage aesthetic down to the ironmongery.
Downalong's converted fishermen's cottages
The tightly packed cottages around Fore Street, Back Road and the Digey were built for fishing families and have since been subdivided, extended upward and converted into holiday accommodation many times over. Several are listed or sit within the conservation area, and narrow internal stairs mean escape route doors are often very close to the kitchen or living space, tightening what's practically achievable in the specification.
Holiday-let turnover and self-closers
As in Newquay, St Ives' holiday-let stock sees rapid guest turnover, and self-closing fire doors matter more here than in a long-term tenancy because the occupants change weekly and have no familiarity with the building. We fit adjustable overhead or concealed closers as standard so property managers can set the closing force appropriately for a door that will be used constantly by unfamiliar guests.
Narrow-lane access and listed frontages
Delivery and access on St Ives' pedestrianised lanes is genuinely difficult — some properties can only be reached on foot, and several frontages are listed, meaning any external change needs listed building consent as well as fire compliance. We plan St Ives installs around this from the first survey, often carrying doorsets in by hand and timing work outside peak visitor hours.
Who's responsible in St Ives
A mix of local property management companies running multiple holiday lets on behalf of absent owners, and individual second-home owners managing their own booking calendar — both carry the same duty under the Fire Safety Order where the property is a flat or shares an escape route, regardless of how the letting is arranged.
Local note
Covering Downalong, the harbour, Carbis Bay and Lelant within TR26.
Who we install fire doorsets for in St Ives.
FD30, FD30S and FD60 for St Ives property.
FD30
30 minutes fire integrity
Baseline rating — some single-storey and lower-risk St Ives scenarios still specify FD30 without smoke seals.
FD30S
30 minutes + smoke seals
The standard specification for flat-entrance doors in St Ives converted terraces and purpose-built blocks under current Approved Document B guidance.
FD60
60 minutes fire integrity
Specified in taller St Ives blocks, larger HMOs and where the Fire Risk Assessment identifies extended escape times.
What every St Ives fire door installation includes.
Certified assembly
Slab, frame, seals, hardware — supplied and installed as one tested unit.
Third-party certification
BM TRADA Q-Mark, Certifire or IFC covering the exact envelope.
PAS24:2022 security
3-star anti-snap cylinder, multi-point locking, impact-tested.
Certified closer
Overhead or concealed Perko-style closer on escape-route doors.
Compliance pack
Manufacturer cert, installation cert, photographs — for your FRA file.
10-year guarantee
Written 10-year guarantee on the completed doorset.
Fire door installation across St Ives.
Every St Ives postcode covered — TR26 — plus the surrounding villages. Same certified specification, same compliance pack, same crew.
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Certified fire doorsets installed across St Ives.
Free on-site survey, fixed written quote, full compliance documentation.
