Getting fire exit doors right in Buckinghamshire
For fire exit doors anywhere in Buckinghamshire, one team handles the survey, supply, installation and handover, covering Milton Keynes, High Wycombe, Aylesbury and the rest of the county.
Shops, warehouses and schools in Buckinghamshire each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency. Exit doors in Buckinghamshire can be fitted with outside access and alarm options that never stop people getting out.
Fire door work in Buckinghamshire spans housing providers with large estates, individual landlords, businesses and homeowners. We price every job from a survey, never from a list price alone, because the condition of the frames and the hardware makes a real difference.
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.
Fire door law for Buckinghamshire properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Buckinghamshire are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Buckinghamshire block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Our process in Buckinghamshire
- 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 Buckinghamshire
Budget around £1,100–£2,600 per exit doorset with hardware, supplied and fitted, ex VAT for fire exit doors. Our guide prices are the same in Buckinghamshire as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Fire exit doors questions
Do you provide fire exit doors across Buckinghamshire?
Yes. We cover all of Buckinghamshire, including Milton Keynes and High Wycombe. Surveys and written quotes are free.
Which is better, a push bar or a push pad?
Push bars (panic hardware) suit public areas; push pads and levers (emergency exit hardware) suit areas used by trained staff. The choice depends on who will use the door in an emergency.
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.