Fire exit doors in Brighton: what's involved
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Brighton, we offer fire exit doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Brighton, fire door work covers everything from care homes to restaurants. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Before quoting for an exit door in Brighton, we check whether it needs fire resistance, so you only pay for what the strategy requires. Exit doors in Brighton 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:
- Weather and threshold detailing
- Commissioning and handover
- BS EN 1125 panic hardware or BS EN 179 emergency hardware
- Outside access devices and alarmed options
What the rules say for Brighton
In Brighton, 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 Brighton 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.
Who needs fire exit doors in Brighton?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Brighton can all commission fire exit doors from us. The usual settings are offices and shops, though single doors for warehouses are just as welcome.
From enquiry to handover in Brighton
- 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 Brighton
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 Brighton building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Brighton
As well as Brighton, we cover neighbouring towns including Hove, Portslade and Rottingdean. The survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Is Brighton within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Brighton in East Sussex and neighbouring towns such as Hove. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Brighton?
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 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.
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.