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
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.
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. Because fire doors form part of your building’s compartment line, fire door inspections also work hand in hand with our compartmentation surveys, which check the walls and floors those doors sit within.
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Tell us about your building and we will arrange an 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.