West Midlands · B32

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Bartley Green

Whether it is a block of flats, a school or a care home in Bartley Green, our quarterly communal fire door checks follow the same door-by-door method and report format.

In short: 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: Bartley Green
County / area: West Midlands
Local authority: Birmingham
Postcode district: B32
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 23,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Halesowen (4 km)

Fire doors in Bartley Green's buildings

In Bartley Green fire door work tends to be smaller sites: flats above shops, small blocks, surgeries, pubs with rooms and care homes. Where a Bartley Green building has had a recent fire risk assessment, send it over and we will price against its actions.

What you get in Bartley Green

Every communal fire door, including riser, store and plant room doors in the common parts
Gaps, seals, hinges, glazing and signage checked against the last visit
A dated log for each quarter, with photographs of anything that has changed
Self-closers tested from fully open and part open
Urgent defects flagged to you as soon as they are found

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.
Seals	No new damage or paint on intumescent strips and smoke seals.

Full details on our quarterly communal fire door checks page.

What to expect in Bartley Green

Records you can use

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

Photos of every defect

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

Same report everywhere

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

Fire safety law that applies in Bartley Green

As Bartley Green 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.

Bartley Green guide prices

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

Questions from Bartley Green clients

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.

Do you cover the area around Bartley Green?

Yes. As well as Bartley Green itself we cover nearby towns including Halesowen, Smethwick and Birmingham.

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.

Which fire safety law applies in Bartley Green?

Bartley Green 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.