Hertfordshire · WD6

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Borehamwood

We provide flat entrance door checks for buildings in Borehamwood and the WD6 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

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.

Town: Borehamwood
County / area: Hertfordshire
County council: Hertfordshire
Postcode district: WD6
Region: East of England
Population: Around 36,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Barnet (5 km)

What kind of buildings in Borehamwood need fire door work?

Borehamwood has its share of converted buildings and older doors of unknown origin, where an inspection records what evidence exists. We can work early, late or at weekends in Borehamwood where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What you get in Borehamwood

Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
Resident notification letters and booking slots
Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence
A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible

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

Full details on our annual flat entrance door checks page.

How we work in Borehamwood

Same report everywhere

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

Priced door by door

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

Photos of every defect

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

Which fire door rules apply in Borehamwood?

As Borehamwood 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.

Borehamwood guide prices

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

Questions from Borehamwood clients

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.

Who is responsible for a flat entrance fire door?

It depends on the lease, but since the Fire Safety Act 2021 the Fire Safety Order clearly covers flat entrance doors in multi-occupied residential buildings, so the responsible person must account for them in the fire risk assessment even where the leaseholder owns the door.

Which fire safety law applies in Borehamwood?

Borehamwood 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 Borehamwood?

Yes. As well as Borehamwood itself we cover nearby towns including Barnet, Bushey and Hadley Wood.