Getting fire exit doors right in Crewe
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Crewe, we offer fire exit doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Around Crewe, low-rise blocks of flats, family homes after loft conversions and industrial estates all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Exit doors in Crewe can be fitted with outside access and alarm options that never stop people getting out. Shops, warehouses and schools in Crewe each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency.
Security without blocking escape
Exit doors need to keep intruders out while letting people out in seconds. We can fit outside access devices, alarmed hardware and access control interfaces that do not stop the door being opened from inside. Any of these on a fire-rated exit door must be covered by its evidence.
Each installation includes:
- Outside access devices and alarmed options
- Single and double exit doors in steel or timber
- Weather and threshold detailing
- Assessment of whether fire resistance is required
The regulations behind fire doors in Crewe
England's framework applies in Crewe. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Crewe, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Which buildings in Crewe need fire exit doors?
You are most likely to need fire exit doors if you look after schools, shops or warehouses. Whatever the building in Crewe, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
What happens after you enquire
- 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
Prices for fire exit doors in Crewe
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 Crewe building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Crewe
Crewe is about 34.0 km from Warrington, and we cover both, along with nearby Winsford and Kidsgrove. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Is Crewe within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Crewe in Cheshire and neighbouring towns such as Winsford. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Crewe?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.