Fire door inspection: every door measured, tested and photographed
A fire door inspection checks each doorset for gaps, seals, hinges, closers, glazing, signage and damage, and tells you which doors pass, which need work and what to fix first. Ours start from £250 + VAT for a small building, larger buildings are priced by the number of doors, and every door gets its own photos and a clear result.
By DC Fire & Security, Luton. More than 700 fire door inspections carried out since September 2025. Updated October 2026.
Fire door inspection at a glance
- Cost: from £250 + VAT for a small building; larger buildings priced by door count, same price across our area
- What you get: a report with photos, measured gaps and a pass or fail on every door, plus one action list in priority order
- How often: flat entrance doors yearly and communal doors every three months in blocks over 11 metres (Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022); otherwise as your fire risk assessment says
- Next step: send the address and the number of doors for a fixed price
What our fire door inspector checks
Our fire door inspector works through every door the same way, so reports are consistent and easy to compare year to year:
- Gaps: measured at the head, both sides and the threshold, against the tolerance for that door
- Seals: intumescent strips and smoke seals present, undamaged, unpainted and the right profile
- Hinges: correct number, fire-rated, fixed with a full set of screws
- Closers: the door closes fully and latches from any angle, not held or wedged open
- Leaf and frame: damage, delamination, cut-outs and signs the door has been altered
- Glazing, locks, letterplates and viewers: fire-rated and fitted properly
- Signage and labels: fire door keep shut signs and any identification still on the door
A report you can act on
Page one gives the overall result: how many doors passed, how many need work and what to do first. Each door has its own page with photos, the measured gaps and a pass or fail on each check. One action register lists every job in priority order, so you can pass it to a contractor or send it to us to price.
See a demo report (8-page PDF) to check the layout and level of detail before you book.
| Result | Typical findings | Timescale |
|---|---|---|
| High priority | Door will not latch, seals missing, gaps well outside tolerance | Within 14 days |
| Standard | Worn seals, loose hinges, missing signage | Within 3 months |
| Replace | Hollow or damaged leaf, door cut about, no evidence it was ever a fire door | Priced as replacement |
How it works
- Send the address, the type of building and roughly how many doors.
- We confirm a fixed price and a date. Inspections are paid for when booked.
- Our inspector measures, tests and photographs every door.
- You receive the report and action list. We can price the repairs door by door from it, usually the same day.
A fire door inspection is not a fire risk assessment
They are separate services and one does not cover the other. A fire risk assessment looks at the whole building. A fire door inspection looks at each door in detail. Many buildings need both, and we can do them in the same visit.
Who we inspect for
- Managing agents and freeholders of blocks of flats
- Schools, academies and colleges
- HMO and private landlords
- Care homes
- Offices, retail and industrial units
- Housing associations
If doors fail
Most failed doors can be repaired: seals, closers, hinges, gaps and fire-rated ironmongery. We tell you which doors are repairs and which need replacing, and why. See fire door repairs, fire door remedial works and fire door installation. On our finished repair programmes we repaired 140 of 147 doors and replaced 7.
Related guides and services
- Fire door inspection Slough — local details
- Fire door inspection North London — local details
- Fire door repairs — fixed price per door from your report or photos
- Fire door installation — certified doorsets where repair is not possible
- How often fire doors need inspecting — the rules for flats, schools and workplaces
- After a failed fire door inspection — what to do next
- Fire door survey cost — how inspections are priced
- What a fire door inspector checks — the full checklist
- Who is responsible for fire doors in flats — freeholder, agent or leaseholder
- Fire risk assessments — a separate service for the whole building
Fire door inspections near you
Pick your town for local details and a quote form. We inspect outside the towns listed too; send the postcode.
Certified work, with the paperwork to prove it
Inspections follow BS 8214 and the government's fire door guidance, with photos of every door, and are carried out by DC. An inspection gives you a report, not a certificate. Where repairs or new doorsets need a third-party certificate, the work is done by our BM TRADA Q-Mark / FIRAS-certificated contractors, and the certificate goes in your fire safety file.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a fire door inspection cost?
How often do fire doors need inspecting?
What does a fire door inspector check?
Do I get a certificate?
Is a fire door inspection the same as a fire risk assessment?
Can you price repairs from someone else's report?
Can a failed fire door be repaired?
Where do you inspect?
Get a fixed price for your fire door inspection
Email the address and number of doors to info@dcsecurity.co.uk, or use the form. Luton, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, London, the Thames Valley and the East Midlands.
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