What flat entrance fire doors in Exeter should include
If you need flat entrance fire doors in Exeter, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Exeter, fire door work covers everything from offices to schools. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Flat entrance door programmes in Exeter are scheduled around residents, with access agreed in advance and each flat left secure the same day. We work with freeholders, managing agents and individual leaseholders in Exeter, whoever is responsible for the doors under the lease.
Who pays and who decides?
Flat entrance doors often sit on the boundary between the leaseholder's flat and the freeholder's building. Ownership depends on the lease, and leaseholder consent, landlord consent and Section 20 consultation can all come into it. We work with freeholders, managing agents, housing providers and individual leaseholders, and our responsibility guide covers the common questions.
On a typical job that means:
- Survey of door, frame, threshold and ironmongery
- Self-closer set to close and latch
- Viewer, numerals and security hardware within the certification
- Intumescent and smoke seals, threshold set to evidence
Which fire door rules apply in Exeter?
England's framework applies in Exeter. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Exeter, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Where flat entrance fire doors fit in Exeter
From converted houses split into flats to purpose-built blocks of flats, the requirement for flat entrance fire doors in Exeter comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
Our process in Exeter
- Survey each flat door and agree access with residents
- Confirm specification, finish and hardware with the client
- Order certified doorsets made to measure
- Remove the old door and frame with minimal disruption
- Install, seal, adjust and test the new doorset
- Hand over evidence and resident guidance
Prices for flat entrance fire doors in Exeter
Budget around £1,200–£2,400 per certified flat entrance doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT for flat entrance fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Exeter as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Exeter and neighbouring towns
Exeter is about 58.5 km from Plymouth, and we cover both, along with nearby Heavitree and Exmouth. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Is Exeter within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Exeter in Devon and neighbouring towns such as Heavitree. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Exeter?
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.
Who is responsible for replacing flat front doors?
It depends on the lease. Sometimes the leaseholder owns the door, sometimes the freeholder does. Either way, the replacement has to meet the building's fire strategy, so we can work with whoever commissions it.
Can residents choose the colour of their front door?
Often, within the range the doorset manufacturer offers and within any rules the freeholder sets for the corridor. Factory finishes are better than site painting, which can clog seals and hide labels.