Essex · RM17

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Grays

From the RM17 district outwards, we cover Grays and neighbouring towns such as South Ockendon and Gravesend for quarterly communal fire door checks.

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. We use the same method for buildings in Grays.

Town: Grays
County / area: Essex
Local authority: Thurrock
Postcode district: RM17
Region: East of England
Population: Around 90,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: South Ockendon (5 km)

Typical Grays fire door jobs

Grays has smaller blocks of flats, flats above shops, care homes and schools, where a single day on site often covers every fire door. Grays jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

What our quarterly communal fire door check covers in Grays

A fixed quarterly schedule, booked a year ahead
Gaps, seals, hinges, glazing and signage checked against the last visit
Self-closers tested from fully open and part open
Urgent defects flagged to you as soon as they are found
A dated log for each quarter, with photographs of anything that has changed

Gaps	No gap has opened beyond the door's tolerance since the last check.
Seals	No new damage or paint on intumescent strips and smoke seals.
Hold-open	Doors are not wedged, and any hold-open device releases correctly.

Full details on our quarterly communal fire door checks page.

What to expect in Grays

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

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

Photos of every defect

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

Which fire door rules apply in Grays?

As Grays 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.

Grays guide prices

In Grays, 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 Grays building.

Grays FAQs

Does the person doing the check have to be certificated?

The government fact sheet says the responsible person should be able to do the basic checks themselves and that a specialist is not needed for them. Many responsible persons still outsource the checks to make sure they happen on time and are properly recorded.

Which fire safety law applies in Grays?

Grays 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 work in occupied buildings in Grays?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Grays can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.

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.