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At Home Check UK, we take fire door safety seriously. Our experienced team provides fire door assessment services to help identify potential risks and ensure your property meets the necessary safety standards. You can trust us to keep your property and its occupants safe.

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1. Why are fire doors so important?

Fire doors are important because they keep fire or smoke in the room or ‘compartment’ in which it started. They stop it from spreading to other areas of the building. Fire doors are an integral part of any building’s passive fire protection system.

2. What do fire doors do?

Fire doors save lives and prevent further damage to the building and its contents:

• They contain the fire in the room in which it started

• Fire doors keep escape routes, such as corridors, clear from fire, giving occupants of the building longer to escape and better access for the fire service

• They protect the remainder of the building, its contents and other buildings nearby from further damage.

3. How do fire doors work?

Fire doors prevent the spread of fire for a specified time. They are constructed from materials that will withstand fire for either 30 minutes or 60 minutes, depending on the fire door rating. Fire doors are fitted with intumescent strips in a groove on every edge of the door or fire door frame. When a fire breaks out, the heat causes the intumescent strips to expand to fill the gap between the fire door and the frame. This seals the room and stops the spread of fire for a given time. A fire door will only work if it is closed when the fire breaks out, so you should always ensure that your fire door is fitted with an automatic door closer and a sign that identifies the door as a fire door.

 

Fire Safety Regulations 2022

The Fire Safety Regulations 2022 requiring fire doors in communal areas to be inspected every 3 months & flat entrance doors every 12 months as of 23/01/23. 

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During a fire door assessment, the assessor may recommend improvements to be made to the door and it will be for the Responsible Persons to determine how these are implemented. If faults are found with the doors, then it may be necessary to undertake appropriate maintenance to ensure they remain fit for purpose or, where needed, to replace them. However, there is no requirement to replace a fire door simply because it does not meet the current standard under Building Regulations if the door remains in full working order from a fire safety point of view.

 

This guidance is issued by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO). Information provided by the UK government;

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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022-fire-door-guidance/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022-fire-door-guidance#:~:text=The%20Fire%20Safety%20(England)%20Regulations%202022%20require%20regular%20checks%20to,existing%20door%20standard%20is%20maintained.

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Pricing 

 

From £250.00 for the first 4 doors + £15.00  for each door inspected.

 

 For more information please call our team on our Freephone number.

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