Suffolk · IP1

Fire Door Inspections in Ipswich

Ipswich landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book fire door inspections with straightforward reports and fixed prices.

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 Ipswich.

Town: Ipswich
County / area: Suffolk
County council: Suffolk
Postcode district: IP1
Region: East of England
Population: Around 180,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Harwich (16 km)

What kind of buildings in Ipswich need fire door work?

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Ipswich, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. Reports for Ipswich buildings keep the same door references from one visit to the next.

What our fire door inspection covers in Ipswich

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
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

Evidence	A certification label or plug where present, recorded so the door's original specification can be traced.
Seals	Intumescent strips and smoke seals present, continuous and undamaged, with no paint over brush or fin seals.
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 Ipswich clients choose us

Priced door by door

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Ipswich and Suffolk.

Photos of every defect

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

Fire safety law that applies in Ipswich

As Ipswich 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.

Ipswich guide prices

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

Questions from Ipswich clients

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Ipswich?

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

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

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

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.