County Durham · SR7

Fire Door Inspections in Seaham

Fire Door Inspections in Seaham, County Durham: every door logged, photographed and graded, with a clear price for anything that needs putting right.

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 Seaham.

Town: Seaham
County / area: County Durham
County council: County Durham
Postcode district: SR7
Region: North East England
Population: Around 22,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Houghton-Le-Spring (8 km)

What kind of buildings in Seaham need fire door work?

As a coastal town, Seaham has many hotels, guest houses and holiday lets, where bedroom and corridor fire doors protect guests who do not know the building. For fire door inspections, we group Seaham visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

Included as standard in Seaham

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
A unique reference and location for every door, so faults can be found again
Hinges, closer, latch, lock and any hold-open device checked for function and suitability
A photo report with pass, advisory or fail for each component and a fixed remedial price

Closer	The door closes fully into its frame and engages the latch from any opening position.
Gaps	Perimeter gaps are usually expected to sit between 2 and 4 mm, unless the door's certification gives a different tolerance.
Hinges	At least three hinges on most single leaves, all screws present, no wear, staining or movement.

Full details on our fire door inspections page.

How we work in Seaham

Photos of every defect

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

Booked around you

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

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Seaham or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Fire safety law that applies in Seaham

As Seaham 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.

What will it cost in Seaham?

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

Questions from Seaham clients

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.

Do you cover the area around Seaham?

Yes. As well as Seaham itself we cover nearby towns including Houghton-Le-Spring, Sunderland and Peterlee.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Seaham?

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

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.