Industry Info
Door Closer Repairs
The signs of a broken door closer are generally when the door starts to slam or close erratically once it has gone through an opening cycle this can then be dangerous for people using the door and cause further damage to other hardware and the door its self. At Door Window Repairs we repair all types of doors whether they are Commercial or Domestic and made of Timber, Aluminium, UPVC or Steel. We will always aim to use like for like parts and will only use main manufacturers genuine parts, ( Briton, Dorma, Geze, Hoppe, Yale, Exidor, Assa Abloy, Axim, Alpro, Arrone, Asec, Adams Rite to name a few! ).
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Door Closers can be found in the floor, inside the top of the door or inside the top/side of the frame we service and repair all of them, just give our helpful team a call or just drop us an email. ​
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Door Closer Safety
The UK Government has issued a Fact Sheet on fire doors entitled
Regulation 10 which states that:
“The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 will make it a legal
requirement from 23 January 2023 for responsible persons for all multioccupied residential buildings in England with storeys over 11 metres to:
• undertake quarterly checks of all fire doors (including self-closing
devices) in the common parts
• undertake – on a best endeavour basis – annual checks of all flat
entrance doors (including self-closing devices) that lead onto a
building’s common parts. For further help or information please email us or call us from the below links.
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Emergency Exit Doors
Being a responsible person or manager for buildings is a big responsibility so understanding conformity and staying up to date with standards is always hard. At Door Window Repairs we always endeavour to stay conformant with Emergency Exit Doors.
BS EN 179 :2008 Emergency Exit Devices; covers devices to be used in emergency situations where people are familiar with the emergency exit and its hardware and therefore a panic situation is most unlikely to develop. Lever handle operated escape locks or push pads may therefore be used.
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BS EN 1125 :2008 – Panic Exit Devices
It is desirable that doors at final exits in public buildings, places of entertainment, shops etc. should be fitted with panic devices operated by a horizontal push bar or touch bar. The emphasis for products covered by this standard is on safe exit rather than security. The main purpose of the performance requirements of this standard is to give safe and effective escape through a doorway with minimum effort and without prior knowledge of the device i.e. for locked doors on escape routes where panic situations can be foreseen.
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Why Should you Service your Doors?
All doors can break down from time to time because of the use they get and the environments they are in but If your doors are fire doors you need to carry out periodic maintenance to make sure they perform when it counts, i.e in the event of a fire so we base our work around our 10 point service check list for Timber Doors:
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Is the frame, door and closer free from damage?
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Is the closer correctly attached to the door and frame?
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Are the arms of the closer fully engaged and working smoothly?
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Are all hardware fixing screws fully tightened into the door and frame? (Hinges, Door Closer and any type of lock or latch)
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Are there any visible signs of the closer leaking?
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Is the door easily operated and easily opened up to at least 70 degrees?
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Does the door close and fully engage the latch when opened to 5 degrees or 75mm?
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Does the door close at a suitable and safe speed? to conform with BS EN 1154. (no more than 25 seconds)
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Is there anything present (such as a door wedge) which would impede the door from closing fully into its frame?
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Are there other elements of hardware such as hinges, striking plates or intumescent seals present which are preventing the door closing fully into its frame and need to be adjusted or replaced?
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Fire Resisting Doors
BS EN 1634-1:2014 + A1:2018 – Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies
Fire-resisting doors serve three main purposes in a building:
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To restrict the initial development of a fire – A correctly fitted and functioning fire-resisting door can help to suppress a fire by restricting the amount of oxygen available to it.
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To restrict the spread of fire – A closed fire-resisting door is designed to endure direct attack by fire for a specified period of time. This should restrict the spread of fire through the building, gaining time for evacuation of the premises and for active fire protection resources such as sprinklers and fire fighters to perform their functions.
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To protect escape routes – The provision of protected escape routes is a requirement of Building Regulations. Any door opening on to an escape route or operating across an escape route is likely to be designated as a fire-resisting door, to ensure that persons using the route have protection from fire while they escape.
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Manual Window Controls
For high level or hard to reach windows our manual window controls are a great solution. A typical system consists of a manual opener which is fitted to the vent or window and linked via lengths of cable and conduit to a wall-mounted operator or window winder. This system is flexible enough to suit most installations and multiple vents/windows can be operated from a single winder. The perfect solution for bottom hung, side hung and top hung windows and can be installed in Domestic building, Commercial buildings and Schools and also available in Grey, White and Black finish. Contact us from the below links for further details.
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