Wiltshire · SN15

Annual Flat Entrance Door Checks in Chippenham

Whether it is a block of flats, a school or a care home in Chippenham, 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: Chippenham
County / area: Wiltshire
County council: Wiltshire
Postcode district: SN15
Region: South West England
Population: Around 36,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Trowbridge (17 km)

Fire doors in Chippenham's buildings

Landlords in Chippenham 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 Chippenham where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What happens on site in Chippenham?

Door, frame, gaps, seals, closer, letter plate and spy hole checked
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
Repeat visits for missed appointments

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 Chippenham

Photos of every defect

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Chippenham and Wiltshire.

Records you can use

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

England fire safety law in Chippenham

As Chippenham 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.

Chippenham guide prices

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

Questions from Chippenham clients

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Chippenham?

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

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.

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Chippenham?

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.