Devon · PL1

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Plymouth

Responsible persons in Plymouth can book flat entrance door checks with clear reports, useful photos and itemised prices.

Annual flat entrance door checks are the yearly checks of each flat's front door, and its self-closer, that regulation 10 requires on a best-endeavours basis in English residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres. We use the same method for buildings in Plymouth.

Town: Plymouth
County / area: Devon
Local authority: Plymouth
Postcode district: PL1
Region: South West England
Population: Around 260,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Plymstock (4 km)

Typical buildings in Plymouth

As a coastal town, Plymouth has many hotels, guest houses and holiday lets, where bedroom and corridor fire doors protect guests who do not know the building. We can work early, late or at weekends in Plymouth where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What you get in Plymouth

Repeat visits for missed appointments
Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
Resident notification letters and booking slots
A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible

Alterations	No unauthorised replacement, cat flaps, extra locks or cut-down leaves.
Seals	Intumescent and smoke seals present and continuous around the leaf.
Letter plate	Letter plates and spy holes are fire-rated and intact.

Full details on our annual flat entrance door checks page.

What to expect in Plymouth

Photos of every defect

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

Priced door by door

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

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Plymouth or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Which fire door rules apply in Plymouth?

Buildings in Plymouth 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 Plymouth

In Plymouth, flat entrance door checks typically cost £15–£28 per flat ex VAT, depending on the building and specification. Get a guide price for your Plymouth building.

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Plymouth: questions

Can you check the doors from the corridor only?

Part of the check can be done from outside, but the self-closer and the inside face need access to the flat. Where we cannot get in we record what was checked and why the rest was not possible.

What does best endeavours mean?

The government fact sheet describes it as the responsible person deciding how to engage residents to gain access and keeping evidence, such as correspondence, where access is refused or not possible.

Which fire safety law applies in Plymouth?

Plymouth 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 Plymouth?

Yes. As well as Plymouth itself we cover nearby towns including Plymstock, Paignton and Newton Abbot.