Northamptonshire · NN16

Fire Exit Door Checks in Kettering

Kettering landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book fire exit door checks with straightforward reports and fixed prices.

A fire exit door check confirms that every final exit door opens easily in the direction of escape without a key, that its panic or emergency hardware works, and that the route beyond it is clear and signed.

Town: Kettering
County / area: Northamptonshire
County council: Northamptonshire
Postcode district: NN16
Region: East Midlands
Population: Around 57,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Wellingborough (11 km)

Typical Kettering fire door jobs

In a town the size of Kettering, many buildings are looked after by landlords and managing agents with a handful of properties each. Reports for Kettering buildings keep the same door references from one visit to the next.

What happens on site in Kettering?

Doors opened from inside without a key or special knowledge
Emergency exit hardware suited to who uses the building
Hardware repaired or replaced with suitably certified products
Fire exit signage and emergency lighting presence noted
External route from the door checked for obstructions

Hardware	Panic (BS EN 1125) or emergency (BS EN 179) devices as suited to the users.
Route	Clear external route to a place of safety.
Release	Opens easily from inside in the direction of escape.

Full details on our fire exit door checks page.

How we work in Kettering

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Kettering, linked to a door reference you can find again.

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Kettering and Northamptonshire.

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Kettering building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Fire door law for Kettering buildings

As Kettering is in England, responsible persons must maintain fire doors under the Fire Safety Order 2005, give residents fire door information in buildings with two or more flats, and run regulation 10 checks where a storey is over 11 metres.

What will it cost in Kettering?

Guide prices for fire exit door checks in Kettering start from £195 per visit; typical rates are £20–£45 per door, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Kettering building.

Common questions in Kettering

Are fire exit doors fire doors?

Not always. Final exit doors to open air often are not fire-rated, but they must still open easily and be maintained.

How often should fire exits be checked?

Many responsible persons check them weekly as part of the fire log, with a detailed check at least annually.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Kettering?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Kettering is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.

Do you work in occupied buildings in Kettering?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Kettering can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.