Fire door inspection in Stanmore
Purpose-built blocks, care homes and shared houses, checked against the height rule.
Get a priceFor a block of flats, the first number we want is the height.
Under 11 metres is one set of rules. Over it is another. In Stanmore, if you manage a purpose-built block, that is the place to begin.
How tall is the building
The 11 metre measure in the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 runs from the lowest ground level to the floor of the top storey. Most blocks of four or five storeys are somewhere around it, so do not guess.
If you do not have the figure, ask your building's designer or whoever holds the building safety file. We will tell you what we see on site, but we do not measure buildings.
Over 11 metres
Communal fire doors need to be checked every three months. Flat entrance doors need a check once a year, with best endeavours to get in. You must keep a record.
For taller buildings there are more rules on information for firefighters. Wayfinding signs are required in blocks at least 18 metres tall or with seven or more storeys.
Our page on quarterly communal checks describes what a visit involves.
Under 11 metres
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 still applies. Common parts, doors and escape routes still have to be kept safe.
A yearly inspection of the communal doors and a look at the flat doors is a reasonable routine for many blocks. Your fire risk assessment should say.
Door entry and magnets
In a purpose-built block, the main door and some doors on the stair may be held shut by an entry system. If a door is held by a magnetic lock, it has to release when the fire alarm sounds.
We note which doors have magnets and try the release where the building allows it. A door that does not let go is marked urgent.
Who enforces here
Stanmore is in the London Borough of Harrow, so London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority.
Care homes and houses
We also inspect care homes and shared houses here. The doors are the same sort of problem as anywhere. Bedroom doors altered, closers disconnected, gaps that are too wide.
Cost and travel
It is about 50 minutes from Luton, and the day is usually shared with Bushey or Northwood.
Send the address, the number of floors and the number of flats. A rough price comes back the same day.
Send the postcode and a rough door count. You get a price back the same day.
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