Kent · DA1

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Dartford

Need a quarterly communal fire door check in Dartford? 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. We use the same method for buildings in Dartford.

Town: Dartford
County / area: Kent
County council: Kent
Postcode district: DA1
Region: South East England
Population: Around 51,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Bexley (5 km)

Typical Dartford fire door jobs

In a town the size of Dartford, many buildings are looked after by landlords and managing agents with a handful of properties each. Where a Dartford building has had a recent fire risk assessment, send it over and we will price against its actions.

What's included in Dartford?

Gaps, seals, hinges, glazing and signage checked against the last visit
Urgent defects flagged to you as soon as they are found
A fixed quarterly schedule, booked a year ahead
Every communal fire door, including riser, store and plant room doors in the common parts
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.

How we work in Dartford

Records you can use

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

Priced door by door

Every failed item in Dartford is priced separately, so you approve exactly what you want done.

Same report everywhere

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

Fire door law for Dartford buildings

Buildings in Dartford fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

Dartford guide prices

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

Questions from Dartford clients

Do you work in occupied buildings in Dartford?

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

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Dartford?

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

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.