Fire doors · Repair or replace
Can a fire door be repaired?
Short answer
Sometimes. A repair is only a good answer when the defect is understood and the repair method is supported for the actual doorset and the component involved.
What changes the answer
- type and extent of damage
- leaf and frame construction
- location of the damage
- hardware affected
- manufacturer or system evidence
- previous modifications
- cost and certainty compared with replacement.
What to check on site
- photograph the damage at context and close-up scale
- identify the tag or system where possible
- list the hardware fitted
- check whether the frame or wall is also damaged
- record any earlier repair.
What to do next
We first establish whether a supported repair path exists. If it does not, the condition moves to further technical review or to replacement pricing.
General information only. A conclusion about a specific condition requires the actual construction, the evidence behind it and the site condition to be reviewed.