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Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Somerset
Book flat entrance door checks anywhere in Somerset: we schedule visits by postcode district to keep travel, and your price, down.
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks: 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.
- Area
- Somerset
- Region
- South West England
- Postcode areas
- BA, BS, TA
- Towns listed
- 10
- Local authorities
- Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset
- Fire safety law
- England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
What's included in Somerset?
- Resident notification letters and booking slots
- A per-flat result that can be shared with the leaseholder
- Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
- Flags for doors replaced by residents without fire rating evidence
- A written record of every attempt where access is refused or not possible
- Repeat visits for missed appointments
How does it work in Somerset?
Notify
We write to residents with the date, the reason for the check and how to rebook.
Check
Each door is checked from inside and outside the flat, including the self-closer.
Evidence
No-access flats are re-attempted and every attempt is logged with dates.
Report
Results are reported per flat, with photographs and a price for any repairs.
Which fire door rules apply in Somerset?
As Somerset 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.
- Fire Safety Order 2005: fire doors must be maintained (article 17)
- Fire Safety Act 2021: flat entrance doors are within scope
- Regulation 10: quarterly communal checks and annual flat door checks above 11 m
- Building Safety Act 2022: stronger record keeping and information duties
Guide prices in Somerset
In Somerset, flat entrance door checks typically cost £15–£28 per flat ex VAT, depending on the building and specification.
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks by town in Somerset
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Bath
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Bridgwater
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Burnham-on-Sea
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Clevedon
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Frome
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Nailsea
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Portishead
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Taunton
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Weston-super-Mare
- Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Yeovil
Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Somerset: 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.
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 Somerset?
Somerset 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 Somerset?
Yes. As well as Somerset itself we cover nearby towns including Bath, Weston-super-Mare and Taunton.