Fire exit doors: our service in Leatherhead
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Leatherhead, we offer fire exit doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Around Leatherhead, schools, light industrial buildings and houses with integral garages all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Shops, warehouses and schools in Leatherhead each need exit hardware matched to who will use the door in an emergency. Before quoting for an exit door in Leatherhead, we check whether it needs fire resistance, so you only pay for what the strategy requires.
Panic bars or emergency hardware?
Panic hardware to BS EN 1125, such as push bars, is designed for places where members of the public may be present and may not know the building. Emergency exit hardware to BS EN 179, such as push pads or levers, is for areas used by trained staff who know how the exit works. The right choice depends on who will be using the door in an emergency.
On a typical job that means:
- Commissioning and handover
- Assessment of whether fire resistance is required
- Single and double exit doors in steel or timber
- Weather and threshold detailing
The regulations behind fire doors in Leatherhead
The rules that apply to fire doors in Leatherhead 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 Leatherhead 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Leatherhead
You are most likely to need fire exit doors if you look after hospitality venues, shops or warehouses. Whatever the building in Leatherhead, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
What happens after you enquire
- 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 Leatherhead
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 Leatherhead as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Leatherhead and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Epsom, Ewell, Esher and Banstead are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Do you work in Leatherhead?
Yes, we take on fire exit doors in Leatherhead and the surrounding area, including Epsom and Ewell. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
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.