Fire doors · Repair or replace
When should a fire door be replaced?
Short answer
Replacement becomes the cleaner option when the existing doorset is too damaged, too altered, or too poorly documented for a supported repair to make technical or commercial sense.
What changes the answer
- extent of leaf and frame damage
- evidence available
- number of prior alterations
- hardware compatibility
- opening and wall condition
- access and finish requirements
- repeated maintenance cost.
What to check on site
- record recurring defects
- compare repair scope against complete replacement
- check opening dimensions and wall type
- confirm the project fire-door requirement
- identify asbestos risk in older doors before anything is disturbed.
What to do next
Ask for replacement pricing where repair would leave unresolved evidence or recurring defects. The replacement still has to be selected for the actual opening and the project requirement.
General information only. A conclusion about a specific condition requires the actual construction, the evidence behind it and the site condition to be reviewed.