Fire door inspections and repairs in Sawbridgeworth
By Sebastian Grabowski, DC Fire & Security, Luton. Updated October 2026.
Who inspects and repairs fire doors in Sawbridgeworth?
DC Fire & Security inspects and repairs fire doors in Sawbridgeworth and the rest of the CM21 area. We are based in Luton, roughly 32 miles away by road. An inspection is £250 + VAT for up to 10 doors, then £25 a door, and you get a photo report with every door graded. If doors fail, we price the repairs door by door from that report, or from someone else's. Since September 2025 we have inspected more than 700 fire doors, most of them in Luton schools.
Fire doors in Sawbridgeworth
Sawbridgeworth is a small town on the Essex border between Bishop's Stortford and Harlow. Its old maltings have been converted for other uses, and conversions are where we find the most doors that were never fire rated in the first place.
Most of our Sawbridgeworth enquiries are for converted maltings and period buildings, flats, schools and small business units. Sawbridgeworth is in East Hertfordshire, but the fire door rules are national, so what matters is the type of building and what your fire risk assessment says.
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
Each door is graded in the report with photos, and every fault has a priority, so you know what to fix first and what can wait. 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 in Sawbridgeworth
All prices are plus VAT. They are the same in Sawbridgeworth as in Luton, and the repair prices are fixed for a compliant door with a completion record.
| 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 |
Add-ons per door, supplied and fitted: overhead closer £145, drop seal £155, hardwood lipping £195 an edge. More detail on fire door repairs and fire door inspections.
Our nearest work to Sawbridgeworth
We have not got a finished job in Sawbridgeworth itself to show you yet. These are recent fire door jobs nearby. Client names are 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.
- 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.
How it works
- Tell us the address in Sawbridgeworth and roughly how many fire doors there are, or send the report you already have.
- For an inspection we give you a date and a fixed price. For repairs we price each door from the report or photos, usually the same day.
- After an inspection you get the photo report. After repairs you get before and after photos and a completion record for every door.
Nearby
We also cover Bishop's Stortford, Ware, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne. See all the towns we cover in Hertfordshire.
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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