Named for the first fire door standard
Tinclad inspects, repairs and documents fire doors, dampers and firestop for buildings across Greater Philadelphia.
Named for the first fire door standard
Tinclad inspects, repairs and documents fire doors, dampers and firestop for buildings across Greater Philadelphia.
Named for the first fire door standard
Tinclad inspects, repairs and documents fire doors, dampers and firestop for buildings across Greater Philadelphia.
Why the name
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In 1903, Underwriters Laboratories published its first safety standard. It covered tin-clad fire doors: wood cores wrapped in sheet tin, hung in the mills and warehouses of the industrial Northeast to stop a fire at the wall. A century of fire testing grew from those doors.
Based in Ambler, Pennsylvania
Our story
Why we started Tinclad
Facility directors told us the same thing again and again. We built Tinclad to fix it.
Three vendors
The founder
One crew
Three vendors, three reports
Most buildings in our region hire one company for doors, another for dampers and a third for firestop. Most of those companies are based a thousand miles away.
Three vendors, three reports
Most buildings in our region hire one company for doors, another for dampers and a third for firestop. Most of those companies are based a thousand miles away.
Greg Van Horn, Founder
Greg spent years in Philadelphia-area hospital operating rooms as a medical device rep, then built and ran a roofing company. He lives in Ambler. He started Tinclad because he saw how many fire barriers in good buildings were failing quietly, and how hard it was for facility teams to get one straight answer.
Greg Van Horn, Founder
Greg spent years in Philadelphia-area hospital operating rooms as a medical device rep, then built and ran a roofing company. He lives in Ambler. He started Tinclad because he saw how many fire barriers in good buildings were failing quietly, and how hard it was for facility teams to get one straight answer.
One local crew
Facility directors told us the reports were hard to read, the repairs came months later, and nobody local picked up the phone. Tinclad does doors, dampers and firestop on one schedule, with one report and a local number that answers.
One local crew
Facility directors told us the reports were hard to read, the repairs came months later, and nobody local picked up the phone. Tinclad does doors, dampers and firestop on one schedule, with one report and a local number that answers.
Our values
What we believe
Four rules for every building we work in.
Every opening counts
We inspect all of them, not a sample.
Fix it while we are there
A finding fixed today never reaches a surveyor.
Show the work
Every door gets a tag, a photo and a line in your report.
Be straight
Prices in writing, times we can keep, and no claims we cannot back up.
Every opening counts
We inspect all of them, not a sample.
Fix it while we are there
A finding fixed today never reaches a surveyor.
Show the work
Every door gets a tag, a photo and a line in your report.
Be straight
Prices in writing, times we can keep, and no claims we cannot back up.
Every opening counts
We inspect all of them, not a sample.
Fix it while we are there
A finding fixed today never reaches a surveyor.
Show the work
Every door gets a tag, a photo and a line in your report.
Be straight
Prices in writing, times we can keep, and no claims we cannot back up.
FAQ
Working with Tinclad
Where do you work?
Philadelphia, its four suburban PA counties, South Jersey and northern Delaware.
How fast is the report?
Do you fix what you find?
Are you insured?
Where is Tinclad based?
How do I reach you?
Where do you work?
Philadelphia, its four suburban PA counties, South Jersey and northern Delaware.
How fast is the report?
Do you fix what you find?
Are you insured?
Where is Tinclad based?
How do I reach you?
Get your building survey-ready
Send us a door count, a floor plan or your last report. We will send a written scope in 2 business days.
Services
Who We Serve
Service Area
© 2026 Tinclad Fire. All rights reserved.
Tinclad provides inspection, repair and documentation. The authority having jurisdiction makes the final compliance call.
Get your building survey-ready
Send us a door count, a floor plan or your last report. We will send a written scope in 2 business days.
Services
Who We Serve
Service Area
© 2026 Tinclad Fire. All rights reserved.
Tinclad provides inspection, repair and documentation. The authority having jurisdiction makes the final compliance call.
Get your building survey-ready
Send us a door count, a floor plan or your last report. We will send a written scope in 2 business days.
Services
Who We Serve
Service Area
© 2026 Tinclad Fire. All rights reserved.
Tinclad provides inspection, repair and documentation. The authority having jurisdiction makes the final compliance call.