West Midlands · DY4

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Tipton

Tipton landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book quarterly communal fire door checks with straightforward reports and fixed 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.

Town: Tipton
County / area: West Midlands
Local authority: Sandwell
Postcode district: DY4
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 47,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Dudley (4 km)

What kind of buildings in Tipton need fire door work?

In a town the size of Tipton, many buildings are looked after by landlords and managing agents with a handful of properties each. Tipton jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

Included as standard in Tipton

A dated log for each quarter, with photographs of anything that has changed
A fixed quarterly schedule, booked a year ahead
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
Self-closers tested from fully open and part open

Closers	Door closes fully and latches from any position, without slamming or sticking.
Gaps	No gap has opened beyond the door's tolerance since the last check.
Hold-open	Doors are not wedged, and any hold-open device releases correctly.

Full details on our quarterly communal fire door checks page.

What to expect in Tipton

Records you can use

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

Photos of every defect

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

Same report everywhere

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

Fire safety law that applies in Tipton

Tipton 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.

Tipton guide prices

In Tipton, quarterly communal fire door checks typically cost £8–£14 per door, per visit ex VAT, with visits from £225. Get a guide price for your Tipton building.

Quarterly Communal Fire Door Checks in Tipton: questions

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Tipton?

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

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.

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

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