Fire-door inspections and surveys
Commission routine fire-door check programmes or detailed condition surveys under clearly separated scopes, with each door referenced to its location and findings recorded without assuming that every observed issue requires wholesale replacement.
Scope confirmed firstPremises, systems and required output agreed before instruction.
Appropriate competenceThe delivery route is matched to the agreed specialist scope.
Usable written evidenceReports and findings are returned against the correct site.
Discipline-specific methodThe approach and evidence are matched to fire-door inspections and condition surveys.
Service overview
The agreed inspection should identify each door in scope, record the door leaf, frame, gaps, seals, glazing, ironmongery, self-closing action, surrounding construction and visible alterations relevant to performance, and explain any evidence or access limitations. A routine visual check and a detailed specialist condition survey are different instructions and should not be presented as interchangeable.
Get the right scope for my siteRegulatory framework
These summaries identify the principal framework in England, Wales or Great Britain as labelled. The exact duty depends on jurisdiction, premises, equipment, use and the party in control.
Requires the Responsible Person to assess fire risk and maintain fire-safety facilities, equipment and devices in an efficient state, working order and good repair where necessary.
Clarifies that the Fire Safety Order applies to relevant structure and external walls and to flat entrance doors between domestic premises and common parts.
Explains the resident-information and routine-check duties, including the distinction between simple checks and specialist assessment of fire-door adequacy.
Provides current BSI recommendations for specification, design, installation, inspection and maintenance considerations across fire-resisting and smoke-control door assemblies.
Scope of service
Before appointment, we confirm the required output, available evidence, access limitations and the areas, systems or assets included in the instruction.
Reporting output
How it works
Confirm the building, legal context, door population, records and required inspection depth.
Agree door identifiers, access arrangements, sampling and the evidence to be reviewed.
Record the visible condition and operation of each accessible door within the agreed scope.
Return the asset schedule, evidence, limitations, priorities and any separately scoped next steps.
Built for the people managing the risk
Choose the route closest to your role and property type. The technical scope stays specific to this service while access, communication and reporting reflect the operating environment.
Coordinate communal and flat-entrance-door records, resident access and building-level action plans.
See the sector approachAdd defined inspection scopes and asset-level evidence to client fire-safety programmes.
See the sector approachPlan inspections around occupied settings, resident needs and continuity of care.
See the sector approachSurvey varied door populations around occupied sites, safeguarding and access controls.
See the sector approachTechnical and procurement questions
The correct service depends on the premises, systems, equipment, use and dutyholder position. These points are confirmed before appointment.
Request a scoped quotationNo. Routine checks are simple visual and operational checks intended to identify obvious defects. A detailed condition survey is a separately defined specialist inspection of the door assembly, installation condition and available evidence.
In England, regulation 10 applies the routine-check duty to blocks containing common parts where the top storey is more than 11 metres above ground. Communal fire doors require checks at least every three months, while best endeavours must be used to check flat entrance doors at least every 12 months. Other maintenance duties can still apply outside that specific regime.
No. For an existing flat entrance door, absence of current certification—or absence of intumescent strips and smoke seals—does not on its own mean the door is unfit. Adequacy must be considered through the fire risk assessment, door condition, available evidence and intended performance.
No, unless the written scope expressly includes a separately controlled repair instruction. Survey findings should first identify the door, defect, evidence and priority so an appropriate competent repair or replacement route can be agreed.
Yes. The survey or routine-check programme can record appointments, completed checks and inaccessible doors, provided the client agrees the access and communication process in advance.
Request a quotation
Tell us about the property, system or equipment involved and what has prompted the instruction. We will confirm the information required before issuing a proposal.