Hertfordshire · SG6

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Letchworth Garden City

Whether it is a block of flats, a school or a care home in Letchworth Garden City, our flat entrance door checks follow the same door-by-door method and report format.

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: Letchworth Garden City
County / area: Hertfordshire
County council: Hertfordshire
Postcode district: SG6
Region: East of England
Population: Around 34,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Hitchin (5 km)

Typical Letchworth Garden City fire door jobs

Landlords in Letchworth Garden City often have a few HMOs or flats to look after, and a single visit can cover all of them. We can work early, late or at weekends in Letchworth Garden City where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What you get in Letchworth Garden City

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
Repeat visits for missed appointments
A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible

Seals	Intumescent and smoke seals present and continuous around the leaf.
Closer	A self-closing device is fitted and closes the door fully against the frame.
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 Letchworth Garden City

Booked around you

Visits in Letchworth Garden City are booked around residents, pupils or patients, including early, late and weekend slots by arrangement.

Priced door by door

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

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Letchworth Garden City building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Which fire door rules apply in Letchworth Garden City?

As Letchworth Garden City 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.

Letchworth Garden City guide prices

Guide prices for flat entrance door checks in Letchworth Garden City are typically £15–£28 per flat, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Letchworth Garden City building.

Questions from Letchworth Garden City clients

Do you work in occupied buildings in Letchworth Garden City?

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

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Letchworth Garden City?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Letchworth Garden City is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.

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.

What if a leaseholder has fitted a non-fire-rated door?

The report flags it with photographs and the evidence available. The responsible person and fire risk assessor then decide on the action, which may include asking the leaseholder to replace it.