Kent · ME10

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Sittingbourne

We provide quarterly communal fire door checks for buildings in Sittingbourne and the ME10 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

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 Sittingbourne.

Town: Sittingbourne
County / area: Kent
County council: Kent
Postcode district: ME10
Region: South East England
Population: Around 54,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Faversham (11 km)

Typical Sittingbourne fire door jobs

Sittingbourne has smaller blocks of flats, flats above shops, care homes and schools, where a single day on site often covers every fire door. For quarterly communal fire door checks, we group Sittingbourne visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What our quarterly communal fire door check covers in Sittingbourne

Gaps, seals, hinges, glazing and signage checked against the last visit
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
A fixed quarterly schedule, booked a year ahead
A dated log for each quarter, with photographs of anything that has changed

Seals	No new damage or paint on intumescent strips and smoke seals.
Gaps	No gap has opened beyond the door's tolerance since the last check.
Closers	Door closes fully and latches from any position, without slamming or sticking.

Full details on our quarterly communal fire door checks page.

Why Sittingbourne clients choose us

Records you can use

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

Photos of every defect

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

Booked around you

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

Fire door law for Sittingbourne buildings

As Sittingbourne 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.

Prices in Sittingbourne

Guide prices for quarterly communal fire door checks in Sittingbourne start from £225 per visit; typical rates are £8–£14 per door, per visit, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Sittingbourne building.

Common questions in Sittingbourne

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.

Can you price remedial work in Sittingbourne from another company's report?

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

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 Sittingbourne?

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