Fire exit doors in St Albans

Our St Albans supply and fit service

If your fire risk assessment in St Albans has flagged doors to replace, we can schedule, quote and fit fire exit doors with panic hardware to match its recommendations. Surveys in AL1 are free and quotes are fixed and itemised.

St Albans is about 7 miles from Watford. Wherever your building is in AL1, we arrange survey and fitting dates around access and occupancy.

Fire door rules in St Albans

New and replacement fire doors in St Albans are specified under the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B. In workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 makes the responsible person keep fire doors in working order, and in residential buildings with a storey above 11 metres regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 adds quarterly checks of communal doors and annual checks of flat entrance doors.

Cost of fire exit doors in Hertfordshire

Our guide for fire exit doors is £1,200–£2,200 per single doorset fitted, ex VAT. Quotes for St Albans are fixed once we've measured, and include removing and disposing of old doors where they're being replaced.

If your fire risk assessment lists specific doors, send it with your enquiry and we'll price exactly those openings.

Where fire exit doors are needed

Typical uses for fire exit doors in St Albans include schools and community buildings and warehouses and factories.

Hertfordshire's new towns — Stevenage, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City — sit alongside commuter towns with office-to-residential conversions.

Schools and community buildings
Warehouses and factories
Shops and showrooms
Offices and venues

What you get with each doorset

Hardware	Panic bars to BS EN 1125 or emergency exit devices to BS EN 179
Construction	Steel or timber, single or double
Fire rating	Where the external wall or adjacent escape route requires it
Security	Outside access control and LPS 1175 options
Weathering	External thresholds and seals

See the full specification and options for Fire Exit Doors

Four steps to compliant doors

Send your postcode, door count and any fire risk assessment notes
We survey and measure each opening for free
You get a fixed, itemised quote with certificate references
We fit, test operation and hand over the paperwork

Common questions in Hertfordshire

Is the survey in St Albans free?

Yes. We measure and schedule your doors at no cost and send a fixed, itemised quote.

Which rules do fire exit doors in St Albans need to meet?

They are specified to Approved Document B (England) and your fire risk assessment or fire strategy. We confirm the rating of each door at survey.

Can you fit just one door in St Albans?

Yes — from a single door to a full building. Where possible, small jobs are scheduled alongside other visits in Hertfordshire.

Can you add outside access?

Yes, with outside access devices that are compatible with the exit hardware.