Fire exit doors in Ely: what's involved
Our fire exit doors service covers Ely and the wider Cambridgeshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Ely has a broad mix of buildings, including care homes, schools and small blocks of flats, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Before quoting for an exit door in Ely, we check whether it needs fire resistance, so you only pay for what the strategy requires. Exit doors in Ely can be fitted with outside access and alarm options that never stop people getting out.
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:
- BS EN 1125 panic hardware or BS EN 179 emergency hardware
- Assessment of whether fire resistance is required
- Outside access devices and alarmed options
- Commissioning and handover
The regulations behind fire doors in Ely
The rules that apply to fire doors in Ely 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 Ely 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.
Who needs fire exit doors in Ely?
From offices to schools, the requirement for fire exit doors in Ely comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
The steps on a Ely installation
- 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
Budgeting for fire exit doors in Ely
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 Ely building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Ely
Ely is about 39.6 km from Peterborough, and we cover both, along with nearby Newmarket and March. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Ely
Do you work in Ely?
Yes, we take on fire exit doors in Ely and the surrounding area, including Newmarket and March. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Ely building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.
Can a fire exit door be locked?
It can be secured against entry from outside, but it must open from inside without a key whenever the building is occupied. Panic and emergency exit hardware are designed for exactly this.