Fire exit doors in Paignton: what's involved
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Paignton, we offer fire exit doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Paignton, fire door work covers everything from industrial estates to high-street shops. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Before quoting for an exit door in Paignton, we check whether it needs fire resistance, so you only pay for what the strategy requires. Exit doors in Paignton can be fitted with outside access and alarm options that never stop people getting out.
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:
- Assessment of whether fire resistance is required
- Single and double exit doors in steel or timber
- Outside access devices and alarmed options
- Commissioning and handover
Which fire door rules apply in Paignton?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Paignton 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 Paignton 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 Paignton?
You are most likely to need fire exit doors if you look after offices, shops or warehouses. Whatever the building in Paignton, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Paignton
- 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 Paignton
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 Paignton as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Paignton
Paignton is about 41.4 km from Plymouth, and we cover both, along with nearby Torquay and Newton Abbot. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Paignton
Is Paignton within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Paignton in Devon and neighbouring towns such as Torquay. There is no charge for the survey.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.