Fire Door Inspections

Q: Who is responsible for fire door inspections?

The responsible person for the building, usually the owner, employer or managing agent, holds the legal duty. That duty does not disappear when the work is outsourced, but using a competent provider is exactly how a responsible person demonstrates they have met it.

Q: What does a fire door inspection involve?

We inspect each door as a complete system: the leaf, the frame, the gaps and seals, the hinges and hardware, and the self-closing device, along with signage and any fire-rated glazing. Every inspection is carried out on site and recorded in a structured report with clear notes on anything that needs attention.

Q: Do you carry out the repairs as well?

Yes. Where an inspection identifies fire doors that need work, we can specify and carry out the remedial works, so you deal with one provider from inspection through to completed repair.

Q: What types of building do you work with?

We inspect fire doors in residential blocks, offices, commercial premises, schools, care settings and mixed-use buildings, for single sites and managed portfolios alike.

Q: Will I receive a report I can use as evidence?

Yes. You receive a structured inspection report covering every door, its condition and any remedial action needed, which you can use as evidence of compliance and as a clear plan of work.

Professional fire door inspections that take you from an evidenced report through to completed repairs, all handled by one provider.

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Fire doors are one of the most important parts of a building's passive fire protection, and one of the most commonly neglected. A door that has been wedged open, badly fitted, painted over or damaged will not hold back fire and smoke when it matters. Mast Safety carries out professional fire door inspections for building owners, managing agents, landlords and employers, giving you a clear, evidenced picture of whether your fire doors will actually do their job.

Because we also carry out the repairs, you can move from inspection to completed remedial work without sourcing and managing a separate contractor. That keeps the work moving and the accountability in one place.

Why fire door inspections matter

The responsible person for a building has a legal duty to keep fire doors in effective working order under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. For multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 went further, introducing specific duties to check fire doors in higher-rise buildings on a regular basis. Beyond the legal position, fire doors are a frequent finding in fire risk assessments, and a failed door can undermine an otherwise sound fire safety strategy.

A professional inspection gives you the evidence to show your fire doors have been checked competently, the detail to put right anything that falls short, and the confidence that your building is protected as intended.

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What we inspect

A fire door only performs if every part of it works together, so we inspect each door as a complete system on a genuine site visit rather than from a desktop checklist. That includes:

The door leaf: condition, integrity and any damage or unauthorised alterations.
The frame and fixings: correct installation and secure fixing to the surrounding structure.
Gaps and seals: the gaps around the door and the condition of intumescent strips and smoke seals.
Hinges and hardware: the right number of compliant hinges, plus handles, locks and latches.
Self-closing devices: that the door closes fully onto the latch from any open position.
Signage and glazing: appropriate signage and the integrity of any fire-rated glazing.

Doors that are damaged, poorly fitted or no longer effective are identified and recorded, with clear notes on what needs to be put right. You receive a structured report you can act on and use as evidence of compliance.

From inspection to repair, under one roof

Identifying a problem is only useful if it gets fixed. Where an inspection finds fire doors that need attention, we specify the remedial works required to bring them back into compliance, and where required we carry out those fire door remedial works ourselves. For you that means a single provider from the first inspection to the final sign-off, with no gap between knowing what is wrong and getting it put right.

Fire door inspections also sit naturally alongside a Fire Risk Assessment, and we often deliver the two together as part of a coordinated fire safety programme. You can see how we approached exactly that in our case study across a 15-block residential portfolio.

Arrange a fire door inspection

Tell us about your building and we will arrange a fire door inspection that fits around your site and your residents or staff. Whether it is a single building or a whole portfolio, you will get a clear report and a practical route to putting any failures right. Call us, send a message or drop us an email, and we will come back to you, usually the same working day.

020 3225 3078

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