Getting fire exit doors right in Gravesend
If you need fire exit doors in Gravesend, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Gravesend has a broad mix of buildings, including schools, low-rise blocks of flats and care homes, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Before quoting for an exit door in Gravesend, we check whether it needs fire resistance, so you only pay for what the strategy requires. Exit doors in Gravesend 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.
What you get:
- Single and double exit doors in steel or timber
- Commissioning and handover
- Weather and threshold detailing
- BS EN 1125 panic hardware or BS EN 179 emergency hardware
Which fire door rules apply in Gravesend?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Gravesend 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 Gravesend 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 Gravesend need fire exit doors?
The need for fire exit doors usually arises in warehouses or hospitality venues, and sometimes schools. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Gravesend to keep escape routes protected throughout.
How a Gravesend 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 Gravesend
As a guide, budget £1,100–£2,600 per exit doorset with hardware, supplied and fitted, ex VAT for fire exit doors. The figure for your Gravesend building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Gravesend and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Grays, Strood, South Ockendon and Stanford-le-Hope are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Is Gravesend within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Gravesend in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Grays. 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 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.