At CFP – Carpentry & Fire Prevention, we provide professional fire door surveys and inspection services to commercial and residential clients across the South, South West, London, South East and wider UK. Our certified fire door inspections help ensure that your fire doors are compliant with current UK fire safety regulations and performing as intended to protect life and property.
A thorough fire door survey checks every aspect of your fire door’s performance and condition, identifying defects and compliance issues before they become serious safety risks or cause legal non-compliance.
If you have properties outside these areas, contact us to discuss coverage — we support larger commercial portfolios UK wide.
A fire door survey (also called a fire door inspection) is a detailed assessment of each fire door in a building to ensure it complies with current fire safety standards and functions correctly. It’s more in-depth than a basic visual check and must be carried out by a competent person with recognised fire door training and experience.
Fire doors form a key part of a building’s passive fire protection system. If they don’t operate properly or contain defects, they can fail to stop the spread of fire and smoke — a leading cause of fire deaths and property loss.
Regular surveys help you:
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, responsible persons must ensure fire safety measures — including fire doors — are maintained in efficient working order and regularly assessed.
A professional fire door survey includes systematic checks of every element of each door and frame. Inspection items typically include:
All findings are detailed in a comprehensive compliance report provided after the survey.
Commercial buildings often have multiple fire doors protecting escape routes, corridors and compartmentation lines. These doors are subject to strict legal duties under fire safety regulations, and regular inspections are essential to demonstrate compliance.
Our commercial fire door surveys are tailored to your building type, size and level of use. We provide structured, documented inspection reports, grading issues and offering clear guidance on corrective works.
Fire door surveys are recommended for:
Whether you manage one site or a portfolio of properties, we can schedule regular surveys to support ongoing fire door maintenance and compliance.
If you need a fire door survey or inspection for your commercial building or multi-occupied property, contact CFP – Carpentry & Fire Prevention today. We’ll help you understand your compliance obligations, arrange inspections and provide robust reports you can rely on.
Call, email or use our contact form to book your inspection or request a quote.
A fire door survey is a detailed inspection of fire doors to assess compliance with fire safety standards, including gaps, seals, closers, hinges and damage. It’s a documented process carried out by a competent inspector.
Fire doors can deteriorate over time and lose effectiveness. Regular inspections help identify defects, maintain legal compliance and ensure doors operate correctly in a fire.
Best practice recommends inspections at least every six months, and more frequently in high-use buildings. Specific legal requirements also apply under UK fire safety regulations.
Inspections check door/frame gaps, intumescent and smoke seals, closers, hinges, ironmongery, damage and correct operation.
Yes. Surveys should be carried out by a competent person with training and experience in fire door standards to ensure reliable results.
Yes. We inspect doors in commercial buildings, residential blocks, care homes and other premises subject to fire safety compliance.
Issues are documented in your report, and we can advise on remedial work to bring doors back into compliance.
Contact us with your property details and requirements and we’ll arrange a site visit and inspection schedule.
