Getting fire exit doors right in Bow
If you need fire exit doors in Bow, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Bow protect escape routes in converted flats, purpose-built blocks of flats and shared houses alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Before quoting for an exit door in Bow, we check whether it needs fire resistance, so you only pay for what the strategy requires. Exit doors in Bow 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- BS EN 1125 panic hardware or BS EN 179 emergency hardware
- Weather and threshold detailing
- Outside access devices and alarmed options
- Commissioning and handover
What the rules say for Bow
In Bow, 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Bow sits with the London Fire Brigade.
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 Bow 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.
Where fire exit doors fit in Bow
You are most likely to need fire exit doors if you look after warehouses, shops or offices. Whatever the building in Bow, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Bow 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
Prices for fire exit doors in Bow
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 Bow as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Bow and nearby
We also cover towns near Bow, including Stratford (1.4 km away), Canary Wharf and Canning Town. If your building is in E3 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Bow
Is Bow within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Bow in Greater London and neighbouring towns such as Stratford. 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 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.
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.