North Yorkshire · YO1

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in York

Responsible persons in York can book quarterly communal fire door checks with clear reports, useful photos and itemised prices.

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 York.

Town: York
County / area: North Yorkshire
Local authority: York
Postcode district: YO1
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Population: Around 160,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Selby (19 km)

Typical York fire door jobs

York has purpose-built student blocks and shared houses alongside university, hospital and council buildings with long runs of corridor doors. We can work early, late or at weekends in York where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What our quarterly communal fire door check covers in York

Urgent defects flagged to you as soon as they are found
Self-closers tested from fully open and part open
Gaps, seals, hinges, glazing and signage checked against the last visit
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

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.

What to expect in York

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across York and North Yorkshire.

Photos of every defect

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

Booked around you

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

Which fire door rules apply in York?

As York 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.

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

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

Questions from York 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.

Do you work in occupied buildings in York?

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

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in York?

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

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.