Fire exit doors for Edinburgh buildings
Our fire exit doors service covers Edinburgh and the wider Edinburgh & the Lothians area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Fire doors in Edinburgh protect escape routes in clinics, shared houses and mixed-use office buildings alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Exit doors in Edinburgh can be fitted with outside access and alarm options that never stop people getting out. Shops, warehouses and schools in Edinburgh each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Commissioning and handover
- Outside access devices and alarmed options
- Single and double exit doors in steel or timber
- BS EN 1125 panic hardware or BS EN 179 emergency hardware
The regulations behind fire doors in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh, fire doors are specified against Scotland's Technical Handbooks (Section 2: Fire) under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, rather than Approved Document B. Duties in non-domestic premises come from the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
England's regulation 10 does not apply in Scotland. We follow the building's fire risk assessment and, where building work needs a warrant, the local authority's requirements.
Where fire exit doors fit in Edinburgh
You are most likely to need fire exit doors if you look after offices, shops or warehouses. Whatever the building in Edinburgh, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Edinburgh job runs
- 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
What does fire exit doors cost in Edinburgh?
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for fire exit doors is £1,100–£2,600 per exit doorset with hardware, supplied and fitted, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Edinburgh and neighbouring towns
Beyond Edinburgh itself we also cover nearby towns such as Musselburgh (9.2 km), Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Questions
Do you work in Edinburgh?
Yes, we take on fire exit doors in Edinburgh and the surrounding area, including Musselburgh and Kirkcaldy. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Edinburgh?
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.
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.