Cambridgeshire · CB2

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Cambridge

Need a quarterly communal fire door check in Cambridge? Tell us the building and roughly how many doors, and we will confirm a fixed price before booking.

Quarterly communal fire door checks are the three-monthly checks that regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 requires in multi-occupied residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres. They cover every fire door in the common parts, including its self-closing device.

Town: Cambridge
County / area: Cambridgeshire
County council: Cambridgeshire
Postcode district: CB2
Region: East of England
Population: Around 150,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Newmarket (20 km)

Typical buildings in Cambridge

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Cambridge, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. For quarterly communal fire door checks, we group Cambridge visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

Included as standard in Cambridge

Urgent defects flagged to you as soon as they are found
Every communal fire door, including riser, store and plant room doors in the common parts
Gaps, seals, hinges, glazing and signage checked against the last visit
A dated log for each quarter, with photographs of anything that has changed
A fixed quarterly schedule, booked a year ahead

Hold-open	Doors are not wedged, and any hold-open device releases correctly.
Seals	No new damage or paint on intumescent strips and smoke seals.
Closers	Door closes fully and latches from any position, without slamming or sticking.

Full details on our quarterly communal fire door checks page.

Why Cambridge clients choose us

Photos of every defect

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

Records you can use

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire.

England fire safety law in Cambridge

Cambridge is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the common parts and non-domestic premises, and regulation 10 adds quarterly communal and annual flat entrance door checks in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres.

What will it cost in Cambridge?

In Cambridge, quarterly communal fire door checks typically cost £8–£14 per door, per visit ex VAT, with visits from £225. Get a guide price for your Cambridge building.

Questions from Cambridge clients

Which buildings need quarterly fire door checks?

In England, regulation 10 applies to multi-occupied residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres. All fire doors in the common parts must be checked at least every three months. Lift landing doors are excluded.

What records do I get?

A dated log for every visit listing each door, its result and photos of anything that has changed or failed.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Cambridge?

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

Do you cover the area around Cambridge?

Yes. As well as Cambridge itself we cover nearby towns including Newmarket, Ely and Huntingdon.