Suffolk · IP14

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Stowmarket

Responsible persons in Stowmarket can book flat entrance door checks with clear reports, useful photos and itemised prices.

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 Stowmarket.

Town: Stowmarket
County / area: Suffolk
County council: Suffolk
Postcode district: IP14
Region: East of England
Population: Around 21,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Ipswich (18 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Stowmarket

Stowmarket has its share of converted buildings and older doors of unknown origin, where an inspection records what evidence exists. Stowmarket jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

What you get in Stowmarket

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

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.

Why Stowmarket clients choose us

Photos of every defect

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

Records you can use

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Stowmarket and Suffolk.

England fire safety law in Stowmarket

As Stowmarket 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.

Prices in Stowmarket

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

Stowmarket FAQs

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Stowmarket?

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Stowmarket?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Stowmarket 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.

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.