Fire Door Tools

Part 10 — Installing Fire Door Locks & Latches

Fitting a lock or latch into a fire door is one of those jobs where the quality of the finished

Installing hinges is something that probably should have appeared earlier in this series. The reason I’ve left it until now

Once the frame has been prepared, packed and fixed, the next stage is preparing the fire door leaf. This is

Once the door has been correctly aligned in the frame, the next stage is to fit the stop lath. This

The frame is now installed. This is where we hang the door and find out what the installation is actually

You’ve checked the opening. You’ve measured it at multiple points. You’ve checked the wall depth, the floor, the structure and

Removing an existing fire doorset is not simply a case of taking the door off its hinges and pulling the

Published: 13 July 2026 | Last Updated: 7 August 2026 | 7 minute read Most fire door damage doesn’t happen