Fire exit doors for Braintree buildings
Looking for fire exit doors in Braintree? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Braintree and the wider Essex area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Around Braintree, HMOs, high-street shops 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.
Shops, warehouses and schools in Braintree each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency. Before quoting for an exit door in Braintree, we check whether it needs fire resistance, so you only pay for what the strategy requires.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Single and double exit doors in steel or timber
- BS EN 1125 panic hardware or BS EN 179 emergency hardware
- Assessment of whether fire resistance is required
- Weather and threshold detailing
What the rules say for Braintree
The rules that apply to fire doors in Braintree 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 Braintree 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.
Which buildings in Braintree need fire exit doors?
From shops to hospitality venues, the requirement for fire exit doors in Braintree 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 Braintree 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
Prices for fire exit doors in Braintree
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 Braintree as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Braintree and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Witham, Chelmsford, Maldon and Sudbury are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Braintree
Is Braintree within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Braintree in Essex and neighbouring towns such as Witham. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Braintree?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.
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.