Kent · CT20

Fire Door Surveys in Folkestone

Looking for a fire door survey in Folkestone? We inspect, repair and replace fire doors across Folkestone and surrounding parts of Kent, with a door-by-door report and every remedial item priced separately.

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.

Town: Folkestone
County / area: Kent
County council: Kent
Postcode district: CT20
Region: South East England
Population: Around 66,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Dover (11 km)

Fire doors in Folkestone's buildings

Sea air is hard on hardware: corroded hinges and closers are a common fire door fault in coastal towns such as Folkestone. Folkestone jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

What happens on site in Folkestone?

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

Priority	Defects graded from immediate risk to planned maintenance, so urgent work is obvious.
Budget	Per-door and per-block budget figures for planning and consultation.
Measure	Leaf and structural opening sizes recorded where a replacement doorset is likely.

Full details on our fire door surveys page.

Why Folkestone clients choose us

Priced door by door

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

Records you can use

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Folkestone and Kent.

Which fire door rules apply in Folkestone?

As Folkestone 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 Folkestone

Typical Folkestone prices: £35–£60 per door (ex VAT). Minimum visit from £395. Get a guide price for your Folkestone building.

Common questions in Folkestone

Do you measure for new doors during the survey?

Where a door is likely to need replacing we record the leaf and opening sizes, so a replacement quotation can follow without a second visit in most cases.

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.

Which fire safety law applies in Folkestone?

Folkestone 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.

Do you cover the area around Folkestone?

Yes. As well as Folkestone itself we cover nearby towns including Dover, Ashford and Deal.