Fire door inspections and repairs in Hertfordshire

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.

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.

Our home county: fire doors in Bedfordshire. Further out: fire doors in the Thames Valley and fire doors in the East Midlands.