Kent · ME7

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Gillingham

Need a flat entrance door check in Gillingham? Tell us the building and roughly how many doors, and we will confirm a fixed price before booking.

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 Gillingham.

Town: Gillingham
County / area: Kent
Local authority: Medway
Postcode district: ME7
Region: South East England
Population: Around 100,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Chatham (2 km)

Fire doors in Gillingham's buildings

Buildings in Gillingham range from 1960s flats to new-build apartment schemes, plus care homes, schools and retail units with stock rooms and stair doors. We can work early, late or at weekends in Gillingham where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What happens on site in Gillingham?

Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
Resident notification letters and booking slots
Repeat visits for missed appointments
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.
Closer	A self-closing device is fitted and closes the door fully against the frame.

Full details on our annual flat entrance door checks page.

How we work in Gillingham

Records you can use

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

Priced door by door

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

Booked around you

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

England fire safety law in Gillingham

Buildings in Gillingham 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.

What will it cost in Gillingham?

Typical Gillingham prices: £15–£28 per flat (ex VAT), confirmed as a fixed price before work starts. Get a guide price for your Gillingham building.

Gillingham FAQs

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.

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Gillingham?

It depends on the number of doors and access. Tell us what you need and we will give you the earliest date when you call, and confirm it in writing.

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Gillingham?

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