Fire exit doors for Bentley buildings
Our fire exit doors service covers Bentley and the wider South Yorkshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Buildings in and around Bentley range from care homes to small blocks of flats and houses with integral garages. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Exit doors in Bentley can be fitted with outside access and alarm options that never stop people getting out. Shops, warehouses and schools in Bentley each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency.
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:
- Single and double exit doors in steel or timber
- Commissioning and handover
- BS EN 1125 panic hardware or BS EN 179 emergency hardware
- Weather and threshold detailing
Which fire door rules apply in Bentley?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Bentley 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 Bentley 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.
Who needs fire exit doors in Bentley?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Bentley can all commission fire exit doors from us. The usual settings are hospitality venues and schools, though single doors for offices are just as welcome.
The steps on a Bentley 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
Guide prices in Bentley
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 Bentley as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Bentley and neighbouring towns
Bentley is about 26.8 km from Sheffield, and we cover both, along with nearby Doncaster and Rotherham. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Is Bentley within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Bentley in South Yorkshire and neighbouring towns such as Doncaster. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Bentley?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.
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.