Oxfordshire · OX11

Fire Door Inspections in Didcot

Need a fire door inspection in Didcot? Tell us the building and roughly how many doors, and we will confirm a fixed price before booking.

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 Didcot.

Town: Didcot
County / area: Oxfordshire
County council: Oxfordshire
Postcode district: OX11
Region: South East England
Population: Around 29,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Abingdon (7 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Didcot

Village schools, community buildings and small care homes around Didcot are typical of local fire door work. We can work early, late or at weekends in Didcot where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

Included as standard in Didcot

Leaf and frame condition, including damage, splits, delamination and unauthorised alterations
Vision panels, glazing beads and air transfer grilles checked against the door's rating
Gap readings at the head, hanging and closing edges, meeting stiles and threshold
Fire door signage present and correct for the door's use
Intumescent strips and smoke seals: present, continuous, undamaged and not painted over

Closer	The door closes fully into its frame and engages the latch from any opening position.
Evidence	A certification label or plug where present, recorded so the door's original specification can be traced.
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.

Why book with us in Didcot?

Records you can use

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Didcot and Oxfordshire.

Booked around you

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

Fire safety law that applies in Didcot

Buildings in Didcot 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.

Prices in Didcot

Guide prices for fire door inspections in Didcot start from £195 per visit; typical rates are £12–£35 per door, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Didcot building.

Didcot FAQs

Do you work in occupied buildings in Didcot?

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

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 Didcot?

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

How long does a fire door inspection take?

Typically 10 to 20 minutes per door, depending on access and how many defects need photographing. A block with 40 communal doors is usually a single day on site.