West Midlands · B3

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Birmingham

From the B3 district outwards, we cover Birmingham and neighbouring towns such as Aston and Smethwick for quarterly communal fire door checks.

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: Birmingham
County / area: West Midlands
Local authority: Birmingham
Postcode district: B3
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 1.2 million people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Aston (2 km)

Fire doors in Birmingham's buildings

Birmingham has purpose-built student blocks and shared houses alongside university, hospital and council buildings with long runs of corridor doors. Reports for Birmingham buildings keep the same door references from one visit to the next.

What our quarterly communal fire door check covers in Birmingham

A fixed quarterly schedule, booked a year ahead
Gaps, seals, hinges, glazing and signage checked against the last visit
Every communal fire door, including riser, store and plant room doors in the common parts
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.
Closers	Door closes fully and latches from any position, without slamming or sticking.
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 Birmingham

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

Fire safety law that applies in Birmingham

Birmingham 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.

Prices in Birmingham

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

Questions from Birmingham clients

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.

Which fire safety law applies in Birmingham?

Birmingham 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.

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Birmingham?

It depends on the number of doors and access. Tell us what you need and we will give you the earliest date when you call, and confirm it in writing.

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.