Fire door inspections and repairs in Hertfordshire
By Sebastian Grabowski, DC Fire & Security, Luton. Updated October 2026.
Who inspects and repairs fire doors in Hertfordshire?
DC Fire & Security, based at 2 Winsdon Court in Luton, inspects and repairs fire doors in every town in Hertfordshire. An inspection is £250 + VAT for up to 10 doors, then £25 a door, with a photo report on every door. Failed doors are repaired at a fixed price per door, priced from our report or anyone else's. Since September 2025 we have inspected more than 700 fire doors, most of them in Luton schools.
Fire doors across Hertfordshire
We cover the whole of Hertfordshire from Luton, from Tring and Berkhamsted in the west to Bishop's Stortford and Royston in the east. Most of our Herts fire door work is in blocks of flats, schools, care homes and offices, and we group visits to the further towns so the price stays the same.
Recent fire door work
Real jobs, with client names left out.
- Block of flats seals, Stevenage (Communal doors, Jun 2026). Cold smoke seals replaced on the communal fire doors of a block of flats in Stevenage, for the building's service charge account.
Towns we cover in Hertfordshire
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.
Prices
All prices are plus VAT and the same everywhere in Hertfordshire.
| Work | Price + VAT |
|---|---|
| Fire door inspection, up to 10 doors | £250 |
| Each door over 10, same visit | £25 |
| Repair, one door, one or two small fixes | £750 |
| Repair, one door, standard (attendance, adjustment and certification) | £850 |
| Repair, doors 2 to 5 on the same visit, each | £225 |
| Repair, doors 6 to 10, each | £195 |
| New fire door leaf in your existing frame, from | £1,595 |
| Complete FD30S doorset, from | £2,950 |
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.
Our home county: fire doors in Bedfordshire.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Send us your report or photos
Email your fire door inspection report or photos to info@dcsecurity.co.uk, or use the form. We usually come back with a fixed price the same day. Luton, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London.
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