Fire door hold-open devices: our service in Taunton
If you need fire door hold-open devices in Taunton, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Taunton has a broad mix of buildings, including houses with integral garages, HMOs and schools, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
We coordinate with your fire alarm contractor in Taunton so every hold-open releases when it should. Free-swing closers suit Taunton settings where residents or pupils find doors hard to open.
Why doors get wedged
Busy corridors, care homes and schools have doors that people need open all day. If there is no safe way to hold them, they get wedged, which defeats the door completely. A hold-open device or free-swing closer solves the problem properly.
What you get:
- Assessment of door use and alarm system
- Electromagnetic holders to BS EN 1155
- Hold-open and free-swing closers
- Coordination of alarm interface
Which fire door rules apply in Taunton?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Taunton 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 Taunton 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 Taunton
You are most likely to need fire door hold-open devices if you look after schools, communal corridors or offices. Whatever the building in Taunton, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
From enquiry to handover in Taunton
- Survey the doors and the fire alarm arrangement
- Choose device type for each door
- Agree interface work with the alarm contractor
- Fit and commission the devices
- Test release on alarm activation
- Record results and hand over
Budgeting for fire door hold-open devices in Taunton
Guide pricing for fire door hold-open devices: £180–£450 per door for the device, excluding fire alarm interface work, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Taunton building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Taunton
Nearby towns we cover include Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Tiverton. Distance from Taunton does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Taunton
Do you cover TA1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Taunton including TA1, and nearby towns such as Bridgwater and Burnham-on-Sea. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Taunton?
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.
Who tests hold-open devices?
They should be tested with the fire alarm as part of the routine testing arrangements. We test them at installation and record the results.
What is the difference between a hold-open and a free-swing closer?
A hold-open keeps the door at a fixed open position. A free-swing closer lets the door move freely, as if no closer were fitted, until the alarm sounds.