Berkshire · RG1

Fire Door Inspections in Reading

We provide fire door inspections for buildings in Reading and the RG1 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

A fire door inspection is a documented, door-by-door check that each fire door in a building will still hold back fire and smoke for its rated period. The inspector examines the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing, ironmongery and signage, records what passes and what fails, and photographs every defect. We use the same method for buildings in Reading.

Town: Reading
County / area: Berkshire
Local authority: Reading
Postcode district: RG1
Region: South East England
Population: Around 320,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Lower Earley (5 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Reading

Reading has purpose-built student blocks and shared houses alongside university, hospital and council buildings with long runs of corridor doors. Reading jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

What our fire door inspection covers in Reading

A photo report with pass, advisory or fail for each component and a fixed remedial price
Intumescent strips and smoke seals: present, continuous, undamaged and not painted over
A unique reference and location for every door, so faults can be found again
Gap readings at the head, hanging and closing edges, meeting stiles and threshold
Hinges, closer, latch, lock and any hold-open device checked for function and suitability

Seals	Intumescent strips and smoke seals present, continuous and undamaged, with no paint over brush or fin seals.
Evidence	A certification label or plug where present, recorded so the door's original specification can be traced.
Closer	The door closes fully into its frame and engages the latch from any opening position.

Full details on our fire door inspections page.

How we work in Reading

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Reading building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Reading, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Booked around you

Visits in Reading are booked around residents, pupils or patients, including early, late and weekend slots by arrangement.

Fire door law for Reading buildings

As Reading is in England, responsible persons must maintain fire doors under the Fire Safety Order 2005, give residents fire door information in buildings with two or more flats, and run regulation 10 checks where a storey is over 11 metres.

Prices in Reading

In Reading, fire door inspections typically cost £12–£35 per door ex VAT, with visits from £195. Get a guide price for your Reading building.

Common questions in Reading

Do you need to remove the doors?

No. Inspections are non-intrusive. The inspector measures, operates and photographs each door in place and only lifts away removable items such as letter-plate covers where it is safe to do so.

Can you price remedial work in Reading from another company's report?

Yes. Send the report and we will price each line for your building in Reading, or revisit specific doors if the report lacks detail.

Will the inspection tell me whether a door is a genuine fire door?

It records the evidence available: labels, plugs, glazing marks, hardware markings and construction. Where there is no evidence of a fire rating, the report says so, so the fire risk assessor can decide what to do.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Reading?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Reading is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.