What fire exit doors in Windsor should include
Our fire exit doors service covers Windsor and the wider Berkshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Windsor, fire door work covers everything from care homes to family homes after loft conversions. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Exit doors in Windsor can be fitted with outside access and alarm options that never stop people getting out. Shops, warehouses and schools in Windsor each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency.
Is every fire exit door a fire door?
Not necessarily. A final exit door leading straight outside often does not need fire resistance, but it must open easily in the direction of escape and be secure the rest of the time. If the exit door also sits in a wall that the fire strategy requires to resist fire, it needs to be a certified fire doorset as well. We check which applies before quoting, so you do not pay for fire resistance you do not need, or miss it where you do.
As standard, the work covers:
- Outside access devices and alarmed options
- Weather and threshold detailing
- BS EN 1125 panic hardware or BS EN 179 emergency hardware
- Single and double exit doors in steel or timber
What the rules say for Windsor
In Windsor, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Windsor building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Where fire exit doors fit in Windsor
The need for fire exit doors usually arises in shops or offices, and sometimes hospitality venues. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Windsor to keep escape routes protected throughout.
Our process in Windsor
- Check the fire strategy and who uses the exit
- Select door type, rating and exit hardware
- Order doorset and hardware set
- Remove the existing door and prepare the opening
- Install, seal and weather the doorset
- Test exit operation, closers and security features
Guide prices in Windsor
Guide pricing for fire exit doors: £1,100–£2,600 per exit doorset with hardware, supplied and fitted, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Windsor building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Windsor and neighbouring towns
Windsor is about 25.9 km from Reading, and we cover both, along with nearby Slough and Egham. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Do you cover SL4 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Windsor including SL4, and nearby towns such as Slough and Egham. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Windsor?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
Do fire exit doors have to open outwards?
Exit doors generally open in the direction of escape, especially where many people use them. Your fire strategy or risk assessment sets the requirement for each door.
Do fire exit doors need closers?
Final exit doors often have closers for security and weather reasons. If the exit door is also a fire door, a closer is normally required to keep it shut.