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Fire Door Surveys in Essex
Managing buildings across Essex? We cover fire door surveys in Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Colchester and the rest of the county with one point of contact.
Fire Door Surveys: A fire door survey is a more detailed version of an inspection, used when you need to plan and budget: it grades every defect by urgency, decides whether each door should be repaired, upgraded or replaced, and turns the findings into a costed schedule of works.
- Area
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Postcode areas
- CB, CM, CO, EN, IG, RM, SS
- Towns listed
- 21
- Local authorities
- Essex, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock
- Fire safety law
- England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
What's included in Essex?
- Budget costs per door and per block, ready for a board or section 20 consultation
- Leaf and frame sizes recorded where replacement is likely
- Defects graded by priority, from immediate risk to planned maintenance
- A spreadsheet register alongside the PDF report
- A repair, upgrade or replace recommendation for every door, with the reason
- Everything in a standard inspection, door by door
How does it work in Essex?
Brief
We agree what the survey is for, which doors are in scope and the format of the outputs.
Survey
Each door is inspected, measured where needed and photographed, with defects graded on site.
Schedule
Findings become a costed schedule: repair, upgrade or replace, door by door.
Review
We walk you through the priorities and can turn the schedule into a fixed-price programme of works.
Fire door law for Essex buildings
Buildings in Essex 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.
- Fire Safety Order 2005: fire doors must be maintained (article 17)
- Fire Safety Act 2021: flat entrance doors are within scope
- Regulation 10: quarterly communal checks and annual flat door checks above 11 m
- Building Safety Act 2022: stronger record keeping and information duties
How much does it cost in Essex?
Guide prices for fire door surveys in Essex start from £395 per visit; typical rates are £35–£60 per door, ex VAT.
Fire Door Surveys by town in Essex
- Fire Door Surveys in Basildon
- Fire Door Surveys in Billericay
- Fire Door Surveys in Braintree
- Fire Door Surveys in Brentwood
- Fire Door Surveys in Canvey Island
- Fire Door Surveys in Chelmsford
- Fire Door Surveys in Clacton-on-Sea
- Fire Door Surveys in Colchester
- Fire Door Surveys in Grays
- Fire Door Surveys in Harlow
- Fire Door Surveys in Harwich
- Fire Door Surveys in Maldon
- Fire Door Surveys in Pitsea
- Fire Door Surveys in Rayleigh
- Fire Door Surveys in South Benfleet
- Fire Door Surveys in South Ockendon
- Fire Door Surveys in Southend-on-Sea
- Fire Door Surveys in Stanford-le-Hope
- Fire Door Surveys in Waltham Abbey
- Fire Door Surveys in Wickford
- Fire Door Surveys in Witham
Fire Door Surveys in Essex: questions
What is the difference between a fire door inspection and a survey?
An inspection records whether each door passes or fails. A survey goes further: it grades each defect, recommends repair, upgrade or replacement, and costs the work so you can budget.
Can you survey a whole portfolio?
Yes. Multi-site surveys are scheduled building by building and delivered as one register so you can compare buildings.
Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Essex?
Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Essex is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.
Do you work in occupied buildings in Essex?
Yes. Inspections and repairs in Essex can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.