Armoured doors and safes in Menorca

What an armoured door protects in a Menorca home

A Fichet armoured door is a leaf, frame and lock made to measure and tested as a single unit, which is why it has no obviously weaker point to give way.

Menorca has flats in Mahón and Ciutadella, village houses opening straight onto the street, coastal developments used in summer and isolated country houses. Each needs a different level, and over-specifying is as unhelpful as under-specifying.

The models we sell are classified class 3 or class 4 under EN 1627, and several also carry the French A2P certification from CNPP.

Old houses and historic centres

In an old house in Ciutadella or Mahón, the opening is what shapes the door most: thick walls, non-standard sizes and often a façade that has to be respected.

Fichet doors are made to the exact size of the opening, with refurbishment frames that fit over the existing frame and tubular or built-in frames when the opening calls for them. Spheris takes heights from 1,875 to 2,300 mm and clear widths from 600 to 1,000 mm.

For the outside there are RAL lacquered colours, wood-effect finishes and plain or moulded timber panels.

If the façade or building is protected, check with the town hall first what can be changed. Sometimes the answer is to keep the original timber door and fit Fichet's Alicea multi-point lock to it.

Summer homes and holiday lets

A property used or let only in summer has two separate problems: the months when nobody keeps an eye on it, and the keys that circulate during the season.

For the empty months, we recommend class 4: Spheris HiS or Foxeo+ HiS, with A2P BP2. For the keys, the Fichet cylinder: it comes with 4 keys and an ownership card, and without that card nobody can order a copy.

When the cleaning company or manager changes, or someone loses a key, the cylinder is replaced and the old keys stop working. The control cylinder option also lets you temporarily block keys held by others without changing anything.

The Fichet range, from entry level up

• Protecdoor+: class 3, 5-point lock certified 1 star, 70 mm leaf, EI2 30 fire resistance. Made to measure at no extra cost and designed to fit without building work.
• Spheris S and Foxeo+ S: class 3 and A2P BP1. Spheris with a 66 mm leaf and Rw 42 dB acoustic insulation; Foxeo+ S with an 80 mm leaf and 5 locking points.
• Spheris HiS and Foxeo+ HiS: class 4 and A2P BP2, with 5 and 7 locking points.
• Foxeo+ XP: 9 locking points, A2P BP3, A2P 3-star lock and the Paratac system.
• Stylea: perimeter steel tube structure and two stiffened steel sheets.

For a flat in Mahón, class 3 is usually enough. For a country house closed up in winter, we would not go below class 4.

Safes

The safes we install in Menorca are made by Olle, Baussa (PR series) and Chubbsafes (Trident), not Fichet.

• For home use and rentals: Olle 800 or 1000 series, wall-mounted or free-standing, with the Ocluc electronic lock.
• For valuables: Olle Series I, certified EN 1143-1 grade I, or the PR series at grade III or IV.
• For documents and high risk: Trident, certified against burglary and explosives under EN 1143-1, with one hour of fire protection for paper.

A wall safe is built into the wall, while a free-standing one is anchored to floor and wall. We decide between them on the visit, depending on the wall available.

Damp, wind and upkeep

In houses exposed to the tramontana or close to the sea, the outer face of the door takes more punishment than the inner one.

We help you choose the exterior finish with the door's position in mind and explain how to look after it. Fichet doors have adjustable hinges, so if the door shifts over time it is corrected with an adjustment, without new parts.

A periodic check of the lock and cylinder, especially in houses shut for months, avoids surprises when you come back.

How a Menorca project works

• First contact: call +34 971 246 665 or email info@panysforts-fichet.com with photos of your current door from outside and inside.
• Proposal: from those photos and rough measurements we recommend a model, frame and finish, and give you a preliminary quote.
• Survey: before manufacture the opening is measured at the property, because every Fichet door is made to measure.
• Manufacture and fitting: the door is made in France and fitted at your home. We give you a firm lead time once the order is confirmed.

If you are not on the island, we coordinate everything with whoever you nominate. We speak English, Spanish and Catalan.