Hampshire · SO23

Fire Door Inspections in Winchester

We provide fire door inspections for buildings in Winchester and the SO23 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 Winchester.

Town: Winchester
County / area: Hampshire
County council: Hampshire
Postcode district: SO23
Region: South East England
Population: Around 46,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Eastleigh (11 km)

Fire doors in Winchester's buildings

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Winchester, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. For fire door inspections, we group Winchester visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What our fire door inspection covers in Winchester

Vision panels, glazing beads and air transfer grilles checked against the door's rating
A unique reference and location for every door, so faults can be found again
Fire door signage present and correct for the door's use
Leaf and frame condition, including damage, splits, delamination and unauthorised alterations
Intumescent strips and smoke seals: present, continuous, undamaged and not painted over

Gaps	Perimeter gaps are usually expected to sit between 2 and 4 mm, unless the door's certification gives a different tolerance.
Seals	Intumescent strips and smoke seals present, continuous and undamaged, with no paint over brush or fin seals.
Closer	The door closes fully into its frame and engages the latch from any opening position.

Full details on our fire door inspections page.

Why Winchester clients choose us

Same report everywhere

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

Photos of every defect

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

Records you can use

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

Which fire door rules apply in Winchester?

As Winchester 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 Winchester

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

Fire Door Inspections in Winchester: questions

What happens if a door fails?

The report lists exactly which components failed and why. Each item is priced separately, so you can approve the urgent fixes first and plan the rest.

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.

Do you cover the area around Winchester?

Yes. As well as Winchester itself we cover nearby towns including Eastleigh, Southampton and Totton.

Which fire safety law applies in Winchester?

Winchester is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, together with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 for multi-occupied residential buildings.