FDIS-certified fire door inspections and surveys

Fire door inspections, documented properly.

Door-by-door inspections by FDIS-certified inspectors, with a photograph of every door, a plain-English rating and a record you can hand to anyone who asks for it.

  • Door-by-door inspections
  • A photograph of every door
  • Red, amber and green ratings
  • Fixed-price repair quotes
  • Digital fire-door register

For any building with fire doors, from London to Lincoln and everywhere within three hours of Norwich.

Fire door inspector in a hi-vis vest completing a checklist beside a fire door in a corridor
The Problem

Most fire door inspections produce a certificate. Very few produce a record.

The law does not ask whether somebody looked at your doors. It asks you to show what was found, what was done about it and when the next check is due.

  • A certificate saying “all fine” with no door-level detail behind it
  • No photographs, so nothing can be verified afterwards
  • Findings with no repair cost attached to them
  • No record of which doors could not be accessed, or why
  • The inspector's competence not evidenced anywhere on the report
  • No schedule showing when the next inspection is due
  • Records held by the contractor rather than by you
  • Nothing on file showing when a door was last actually repaired

Anyone can look at a door.
What protects you is being able to prove, door by door, that a competent person did.

The Programme

One programme. Every door. One place to see what's happening.

Six stages, run in order, on every building we look after.

Inspect

Door-by-door inspection with photographic evidence, carried out by an FDIS-certified inspector.

Record

Every finding linked to the property and to the individual door it belongs to.

Prioritise

Defects categorised red, amber or green, so your team knows what needs attention first.

Resolve

Outstanding actions tracked through to completion, with a fixed price against each one.

Reinspect

Follow-up inspections organised, and completed works re-checked before they are signed off.

Report

Clear documentation at property and portfolio level, ready for whoever asks to see it.

What's Included

What a Fire Door Inspection Includes

Every inspection we carry out produces all eight of these. Not a subset.

  • 01

    Door-by-door inspection

    Gaps, seals, hinges, closers, glazing, signage and certification, assessed on every door by an FDIS-certified inspector.

  • 02

    A photograph of every door

    Dated and filed against the door it belongs to, so any finding can be checked months later.

  • 03

    Red, amber or green rating

    Each door rated with a plain-English note on what is wrong and what it needs.

  • 04

    Fixed-price repair quote

    A price against every failure, so you know the cost of compliance before you commit to it.

  • 05

    Digital fire-door register

    One register covering every door and every inspection date, in a format you hold and control.

  • 06

    Access attempt logging

    Every attempt to access a door recorded with date and time, so reasonable efforts are evidenced.

  • 07

    Inspection schedule

    Your next quarterly or annual check dated and in the diary before the report is filed.

  • 08

    A records file that stands up

    Ready for a fire officer, an insurer or a leaseholder's solicitor without editing it first.

Why Us

Sounds good. Can these people actually do it?

A fair question. Here is what stands behind every inspection.

  • FDIS-certified inspectorsInspections carried out by certified fire door inspectors, with the certificate number printed on the report.
  • A documented methodologyThe same inspection process on every door: gaps, seals, hinges, closers, glazing, signage and certification.
  • Fully insuredPublic liability and professional indemnity insurance in place, evidence available on request.
  • Photographic reportingA photograph of every door, dated and filed against that door, not a representative sample.
  • Digital documentationA register you hold, in a format you can search, share and hand over.
  • Clear defect categorisationRed, amber and green ratings with a plain-English note on what is wrong and what it needs.
How It Works

Getting started takes three steps.

Your team doesn't need to build the system. We do.

Tell us about the building

Ten minutes on the phone. How many doors, what kind of building, and who holds the keys.

We survey

Usually within 7 days. Communal doors need one keyholder. For flat entrance doors we handle the resident letters and appointments.

You get the report

Within 5 working days. Photographs, ratings, repair quote and your inspection schedule.

Our Guarantee

We guarantee the part we control.

Our Reporting Guarantee

If your agreed inspection report isn't delivered within 5 working days of the completed inspection, we provide that report at no charge.

And if we miss an agreed inspection date through an error on our side, we reschedule it at no additional charge.

Questions

Questions We Get Asked

How often does the law require fire door inspections?
If the building is over 11 metres, communal fire doors must be checked every 3 months and flat entrance doors once a year. Under 11 metres, your fire risk assessment will still require inspection by a competent person.
What does a fire door inspection actually check?
Gaps around the leaf, intumescent and smoke seals, hinges, the self-closing device, glazing and beading, signage, the door leaf and frame condition, and any certification or labelling present.
Who is qualified to inspect fire doors?
The requirement is a competent person. Our inspections are carried out by FDIS-certified inspectors, and the certificate number is printed on every report.
How much does a fire door inspection cost?
Pricing is per door, agreed before we attend, and it drops with volume. Tell us the building type and roughly how many doors there are and we will give you a figure on the phone.
Do you carry out the repairs as well?
Yes. Every failed door gets a fixed-price quote in the report. Repairs are carried out by a fire door joiner and re-checked by us before sign-off. You are free to use your own contractor.
How long does an inspection take?
Around 5 to 10 minutes per door on average, so most single buildings are a single day. We give you the figure before you book.
Which areas do you cover?
We work out of Norwich and cover everything within about a three-hour drive, which runs from London up to Lincoln and across to Leicester and Nottingham. Cambridge, Ipswich, Peterborough, Colchester, Chelmsford, Luton, Milton Keynes and Northampton are all comfortably inside that. Further afield by arrangement.
Who We Work With

The people we work with.

Managing agentsCare homesSchoolsHotelsHousing providersOffices
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