Lancashire · PR1

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Preston

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

In short: 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: Preston
County / area: Lancashire
County council: Lancashire
Postcode district: PR1
Region: North West England
Population: Around 310,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Leyland (7 km)

Typical buildings in Preston

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Preston, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. If you look after more than one building around Preston, we can schedule them on the same day.

Included as standard in Preston

Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence
Resident notification letters and booking slots
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.
Alterations	No unauthorised replacement, cat flaps, extra locks or cut-down leaves.
Seals	Intumescent and smoke seals present and continuous around the leaf.

Full details on our annual flat entrance door checks page.

Why book with us in Preston?

Booked around you

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

Priced door by door

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

Records you can use

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

Fire safety law that applies in Preston

Buildings in Preston 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 Preston?

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

Questions from Preston clients

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Preston?

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.

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.

Which fire safety law applies in Preston?

Preston 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.

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.