Fire door inspections and repairs in Bedfordshire

Fire doors across Bedfordshire

Luton is our home town, so Bedfordshire is where most of our fire door work happens. Most of it is schools, blocks of flats, almshouses, care homes and offices, and nowhere in the county is much more than half an hour from our base.

Recent fire door work

Real jobs, with client names left out.

• Secondary school inspection, Luton (191 doors, Sep 2025 to Jul 2026). Fire door inspection of a whole secondary school site in Luton, then the six-monthly re-inspection. 207 actions from the first report were closed out between the two visits.
• Secondary school inspection, Luton (77 doors, Feb and Aug 2026). Two rounds of fire door inspections at a secondary school in Luton, with the gaps measured on every door. The report led to 74 remedial actions and one new FD30S doorset.
• Primary school inspection, Luton (Escape doors, Jun 2026). Inspection of the communal and escape fire doors at a primary school in Luton. The remedials, including a new outward-opening steel fire exit doorset, are booked for the October half term.
• Almshouse flats remedials, Luton (34 doors, Started Oct 2026). Remedial works after a failed inspection on 24 almshouse flats in Luton plus their plant and laundry rooms: gaps adjusted, closers repaired or replaced, drop seals, hinges, intumescent strips and one new FD30 door.
• Secondary school remedials, Luton (73 doors, Completed Aug 2026). Remedials from a 109-door survey at a secondary school in Luton: 154 work items and two new double fire doorsets. The job sheet was countersigned on site by the facilities manager.
• School fire door replacements, Luton (12 doors, Summer 2026). Eight new fire doors and four doorsets replaced over the summer holiday at a Luton secondary school, including an FD60 leaf-and-a-half stair door.
• Lower school inspection, Bedford (6 doors, Jan 2026). Fire door inspection and photo report for a lower school a few miles south of Bedford, with each door graded and a priority on every action.

Towns we cover in Bedfordshire

What we check on every door

• Gaps around the door measured at the head and both sides, and under the door
• The self-closer: does it close the door fully and latch it from any angle
• Intumescent strips and smoke seals: present, the right size and not painted over
• Hinges: at least three, fire rated, with every screw in place
• Latch, lock and any letterplate or viewer: fire rated and fitted properly
• Glazing and beads: fire rated glass, firmly held
• The leaf and frame: damage, holes, cut-outs or signs it was never a fire door
• The label or plug that shows who made the door and its rating, where there is one
• Fire door signage on both faces where it is needed

Inspections are carried out to BS 8214, the code of practice for fire door assemblies. Our reports are written to be easy to read: the overall result on page one, every fault with a photo and a deadline, and a page for each door. See a demo report.

What fire door work costs

A rough guide, plus VAT. You get a fixed price for your building before anything is booked, from the door count, your report or photos.

• Fire door inspection: from £250 + VAT for a small building. Larger buildings are priced on the number of doors.
• Repairs after a failed inspection: usually £150 to £900 a door, depending on the fault and how many doors are done on one visit.
• A new fire door or complete FD30S doorset: typically £2,500 to £4,500 fitted, depending on size, glazing and ironmongery.

The rules in short

In blocks of flats over 11 metres, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year (Regulation 10, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022). In schools, offices, care homes and smaller blocks, the fire risk assessment sets how often. The responsible person for the building is the one who has to make sure it happens.

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