Getting fire exit doors right in Mid Glamorgan
For fire exit doors anywhere in Mid Glamorgan, one team handles the survey, supply, installation and handover, covering Rhondda, Tonypandy, Bridgend and the rest of the county.
Exit doors in Mid Glamorgan can be fitted with outside access and alarm options that never stop people getting out. Before quoting for an exit door in Mid Glamorgan, we check whether it needs fire resistance, so you only pay for what the strategy requires.
Wherever your building is in Mid Glamorgan, the fire safety duties come from national rules, and our installation standard is the same.
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.
Which fire door rules apply in Mid Glamorgan?
Fire door work in Mid Glamorgan follows Welsh building regulations and the Welsh Approved Document B. The Fire Safety Order 2005 covers workplaces and the shared parts of residential buildings here too, placing the duty on the responsible person.
The English regulation 10 checking regime does not extend to Mid Glamorgan, so how often doors are checked comes from the fire risk assessment. We hand over evidence that fits whatever regime your assessor sets.
The steps on a Mid Glamorgan 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
Budgeting for fire exit doors in Mid Glamorgan
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.
Fire exit doors questions
Do you provide fire exit doors across Mid Glamorgan?
Yes. We cover all of Mid Glamorgan, including Rhondda and Tonypandy. Surveys and written quotes are free.
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.