HMO fire doors for Newton Abbot buildings
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Newton Abbot, we offer HMO fire doors with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Newton Abbot protect escape routes in small blocks of flats, houses with integral garages and schools alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
For HMO landlords in Newton Abbot, fire door work often follows a licence application or a council inspection. We can price an HMO in Newton Abbot directly from the council's schedule of works and give you evidence to send back.
Doors that keep working
HMO doors take hard use: closers get disconnected, doors get wedged and seals get painted. We set closers so they close and latch without slamming, which makes tenants less likely to defeat them, and leave you photographs and product details you can show the council.
What you get:
- Photo record for licensing and inspections
- Thumb-turn locks within the evidence where needed
- FD30 or FD30S doors or doorsets
- Survey of bedroom, kitchen and stair doors
Which fire door rules apply in Newton Abbot?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Newton Abbot 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 Newton Abbot 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 HMO fire doors fit in Newton Abbot
The need for HMO fire doors usually arises in student lets or shared houses, and sometimes converted period houses. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Newton Abbot to keep escape routes protected throughout.
The steps on a Newton Abbot installation
- Review the council's requirements or schedule of works
- Survey each door and frame
- Agree specification and tenant access
- Fit doors, seals, closers and locks
- Test every door closes and latches
- Hand over evidence for the council
Guide prices in Newton Abbot
Budget around from around £350 per door in a volume HMO job, up to £900 where frames are replaced, ex VAT for HMO fire doors. Our guide prices are the same in Newton Abbot as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot is about 41.5 km from Plymouth, and we cover both, along with nearby Torquay and Paignton. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Do you cover TQ12 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Newton Abbot including TQ12, and nearby towns such as Torquay and Paignton. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Newton Abbot building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
Can tenants lock their bedroom doors?
Yes, but they must be able to get out without a key, so thumb-turn locks on the inside are common. The lock must be covered by the door's evidence.
Do all doors in an HMO need to be fire doors?
Not always. Bedroom, kitchen and stair doors are the usual focus. The council's requirements depend on the HMO's size, storeys and layout.