Cambridgeshire · CB2

Fire Door Inspections in Cambridge

Whether it is a block of flats, a school or a care home in Cambridge, our fire door inspections follow the same door-by-door method and report format.

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 Cambridge.

Town: Cambridge
County / area: Cambridgeshire
County council: Cambridgeshire
Postcode district: CB2
Region: East of England
Population: Around 150,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Newmarket (20 km)

Typical Cambridge fire door jobs

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

Included as standard in Cambridge

Hinges, closer, latch, lock and any hold-open device checked for function and suitability
Gap readings at the head, hanging and closing edges, meeting stiles and threshold
Intumescent strips and smoke seals: present, continuous, undamaged and not painted over
Fire door signage present and correct for the door's use
Vision panels, glazing beads and air transfer grilles checked against the door's rating

Evidence	A certification label or plug where present, recorded so the door's original specification can be traced.
Glazing	Glass and beads match a fire-rated system for the door, with no cracks or missing fixings.
Gaps	Perimeter gaps are usually expected to sit between 2 and 4 mm, unless the door's certification gives a different tolerance.

Full details on our fire door inspections page.

How we work in Cambridge

Booked around you

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

Priced door by door

Every failed item in Cambridge is priced separately, so you approve exactly what you want done.

Records you can use

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

Fire door law for Cambridge buildings

Buildings in Cambridge fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

What will it cost in Cambridge?

Typical Cambridge prices: £12–£35 per door (ex VAT). Minimum visit from £195. Get a guide price for your Cambridge building.

Questions from Cambridge clients

Do you work in occupied buildings in Cambridge?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Cambridge can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Cambridge?

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

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.

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.