What fire exit doors in Yeovil should include
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Yeovil, we offer fire exit doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Yeovil, fire door work covers everything from HMOs to low-rise blocks of flats. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Shops, warehouses and schools in Yeovil each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency. Before quoting for an exit door in Yeovil, 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:
- Weather and threshold detailing
- Outside access devices and alarmed options
- Commissioning and handover
- Single and double exit doors in steel or timber
Rules and responsibilities in Yeovil
The rules that apply to fire doors in Yeovil 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 Yeovil 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 Yeovil
Typical settings for fire exit doors include offices, hospitality venues and shops. In Yeovil, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
How a Yeovil 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 Yeovil
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 Yeovil building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Yeovil
Nearby towns we cover include Bridgwater, Taunton and Weymouth. Distance from Yeovil does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you work in Yeovil?
Yes, we take on fire exit doors in Yeovil and the surrounding area, including Bridgwater and Taunton. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Yeovil?
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.
Can a fire exit door be locked?
It can be secured against entry from outside, but it must open from inside without a key whenever the building is occupied. Panic and emergency exit hardware are designed for exactly this.