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Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Ashford (Kent)

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Ashford (Kent), Kent: every door logged, photographed and graded, with a clear price for anything that needs putting right.

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: Ashford
County / area: Kent
County council: Kent
Postcode district: TN24
Region: South East England
Population: Around 63,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Faversham (19 km)

Fire doors in Ashford's buildings

Care homes, schools and small residential blocks are typical Ashford buildings with fire doors to look after. We can work early, late or at weekends in Ashford where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What's included in Ashford?

A fixed quarterly schedule, booked a year ahead
Urgent defects flagged to you as soon as they are found
Self-closers tested from fully open and part open
A dated log for each quarter, with photographs of anything that has changed
Every communal fire door, including riser, store and plant room doors in the common parts

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.
Gaps	No gap has opened beyond the door's tolerance since the last check.

Full details on our quarterly communal fire door checks page.

What to expect in Ashford

Booked around you

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

Records you can use

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

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Ashford or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Fire safety law that applies in Ashford

Ashford 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.

How much do quarterly communal fire door checks cost in Ashford?

Typical Ashford prices: £8–£14 per door, per visit (ex VAT). Minimum visit from £225. Get a guide price for your Ashford building.

Ashford FAQs

Do the checks apply in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland?

No. Regulation 10 is English law. Fire safety law elsewhere in the UK differs in scope, and many landlords and factors adopt the same quarterly routine as good practice.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Ashford (Kent)?

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

Can you price remedial work in Ashford (Kent) from another company's report?

Yes. Send the report and we will price each line for your building in Ashford (Kent), or revisit specific doors if the report lacks detail.

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.