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Fire Door Surveys in Hertfordshire

We provide fire door surveys across Hertfordshire, including Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage, with the same report format and pricing wherever your buildings are.

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
Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Postcode areas
AL, CM, EN, HP, SG, WD
Towns listed
19
Local authorities
Hertfordshire
Fire safety law
England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m

What every job in Hertfordshire includes

  • A spreadsheet register alongside the PDF report
  • Budget costs per door and per block, ready for a board or section 20 consultation
  • A repair, upgrade or replace recommendation for every door, with the reason
  • Leaf and frame sizes recorded where replacement is likely
  • Everything in a standard inspection, door by door
  • Defects graded by priority, from immediate risk to planned maintenance

How does it work in Hertfordshire?

  1. Brief

    We agree what the survey is for, which doors are in scope and the format of the outputs.

  2. Survey

    Each door is inspected, measured where needed and photographed, with defects graded on site.

  3. Schedule

    Findings become a costed schedule: repair, upgrade or replace, door by door.

  4. Review

    We walk you through the priorities and can turn the schedule into a fixed-price programme of works.

Fire door law for Hertfordshire buildings

Buildings in Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire?

In Hertfordshire, fire door surveys typically cost £35–£60 per door ex VAT, with visits from £395.

Fire Door Surveys by town in Hertfordshire

Fire Door Surveys in Hertfordshire: 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 Hertfordshire?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire?

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

Other services in Hertfordshire

Fire Door Surveys in Hertfordshire

Detailed condition surveys with defect grading, remedial schedules and costed upgrade plans.