West Midlands · B91

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Solihull

Need a quarterly communal fire door check in Solihull? 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.

Town: Solihull
County / area: West Midlands
Local authority: Solihull
Postcode district: B91
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 130,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Shirley (3 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Solihull

Solihull has a mix of council and housing association blocks, private flats, schools and business parks, each needing a slightly different inspection routine. We can work early, late or at weekends in Solihull where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What happens on site in Solihull?

Every communal fire door, including riser, store and plant room doors in the common parts
A fixed quarterly schedule, booked a year ahead
Self-closers tested from fully open and part open
A dated log for each quarter, with photographs of anything that has changed
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.
Closers	Door closes fully and latches from any position, without slamming or sticking.

Full details on our quarterly communal fire door checks page.

How we work in Solihull

Photos of every defect

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

Records you can use

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

Priced door by door

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

Which fire door rules apply in Solihull?

Buildings in Solihull 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.

Solihull guide prices

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

Common questions in Solihull

Do you work in occupied buildings in Solihull?

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

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.

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Solihull?

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