Fire exit doors: our service in Chelmsford
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Chelmsford, we offer fire exit doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Around Chelmsford, HMOs, GP surgeries and industrial units 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 Chelmsford each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency. Before quoting for an exit door in Chelmsford, 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- BS EN 1125 panic hardware or BS EN 179 emergency hardware
- Outside access devices and alarmed options
- Assessment of whether fire resistance is required
- Commissioning and handover
The regulations behind fire doors in Chelmsford
The rules that apply to fire doors in Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford 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.
Where fire exit doors fit in Chelmsford
You are most likely to need fire exit doors if you look after schools, hospitality venues or shops. Whatever the building in Chelmsford, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Chelmsford 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
Guide prices in Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Chelmsford
We also cover towns near Chelmsford, including Billericay (12.4 km away), Witham and Maldon. If your building is in CM1 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions
Is Chelmsford within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Chelmsford in Essex and neighbouring towns such as Billericay. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Chelmsford?
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.
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.