Riser and cupboard fire doors: our service in Heavitree
Our riser and cupboard fire doors service covers Heavitree and the wider Devon 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 Heavitree range from houses with integral garages to schools and family homes after loft conversions. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
We match riser doors in Heavitree to the rating of the riser enclosure, not to whatever was there before. While fitting riser doors in Heavitree, we photograph any gaps in fire stopping we can see and pass them on to you.
The fire stopping behind the door
The door is only half the picture. Inside the riser, the services passing through each floor must be fire stopped. That is a separate specialist task. Where we find gaps or missing fire stopping while fitting riser doors, we record it and flag it to you so it can be addressed.
As standard, the work covers:
- Fire-rated riser and cupboard doorsets
- Record of any fire stopping concerns found
- Signage as required
- Single and double flush configurations
Which fire door rules apply in Heavitree?
In Heavitree, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Heavitree building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Which buildings in Heavitree need riser and cupboard fire doors?
You are most likely to need riser and cupboard fire doors if you look after student accommodation, office buildings or hotels. Whatever the building in Heavitree, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
What happens after you enquire
- Survey risers, cupboards and wall ratings
- Confirm locked-shut or self-closing for each door
- Order doorsets sized to the openings
- Install and seal frames, hang leaves
- Fit locks, seals and signage
- Photograph and report on visible fire stopping
Prices for riser and cupboard fire doors in Heavitree
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for riser and cupboard fire doors is £450–£1,200 per riser or cupboard doorset supplied and fitted, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Heavitree and neighbouring towns
Heavitree is about 59.9 km from Plymouth, and we cover both, along with nearby Exeter and Exmouth. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Is Heavitree within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Heavitree in Devon and neighbouring towns such as Exeter. There is no charge for the survey.
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 riser doors need closers?
Not if they are kept locked shut and the fire strategy allows it; they should then be labelled accordingly. Cupboards that are opened regularly normally need self-closers.
Can I use a standard access panel for a riser?
Only if it is a fire-rated product with evidence for the wall rating. Many ordinary access panels and cupboard doors are not fire rated.