Fire door inspection for workplaces and schools in Uxbridge
Offices, small units and school buildings, done at a time that suits the site.
Get a priceFire doors in a workplace do two jobs. They protect the escape route, and they are a door that people use all day.
The second job is what wears them out.
Offices
The usual faults in an office are the ones nobody sees. Stair doors that are propped open because the kitchen is on the next floor. Glazed doors where the seal has fallen out of the bead. A door that closes but sits 8mm off the frame at the top, because a hinge screw gave way years ago.
Offices also change layout. A partition goes in, a door is moved, a new door is bought from a catalogue and put where the old one was. If the new door does not have a certificate, we say so.
Small units
A small industrial unit often has a fire door between the warehouse and the office. That door gets used with a trolley or a pallet truck, and the bottom edge takes the hits.
We check the bottom corners, the hinge side and the closer, and we check that the door leads where you think it does.
Schools
School corridor doors get opened hundreds of times a day, often by children running. The closers go first and the hinges follow.
On two secondary schools and an almshouse in Luton we dealt with 147 doors and repaired 140 of them on site. So we know how long it takes to get through a locked door at a school, and we plan for it.
We go in the holidays or after the last bell. We ask for your sign-in rules before the day and we follow them.
What is different in a workplace
You are the responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and you have to keep fire doors maintained. That includes the ones that belong to the landlord, if you have taken them on in your lease. Check who is responsible for what.
What you get
Every door has a number, its gap readings, photos and a list of what to fix. Your fire risk assessor can read it and use it. A fire risk assessment is its own service, and we do not offer one with an inspection.
Price
A small office is often from around the same figure as a small block. Schools and units depend on door count. Send the postcode and a rough count.
Questions we get asked
How often should the inspection happen?
Many workplaces have one full inspection a year and quick checks between. If your assessor wants it more often, they will say.
Can you work outside hours?
Yes. Early mornings and evenings are normal for offices.
Send the postcode and a rough number of doors. A price comes back the same day.
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