How often should fire doors be inspected?
Get a priceBlock of flats over 11 metres: communal fire doors checked at least every three months, flat entrance doors every 12 months on a best endeavours basis. That's the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
Under 11 metres those regulations set no timetable. Your fire risk assessment should say what's sensible for the building.
Workplaces, schools and care homes
No single legal number here either. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is the law that applies. It wants the doors kept in working order, with something to show for it.
So it comes down to how hard the door is used. A school corridor door that's opened hundreds of times a day wears out faster than a cupboard door on a quiet floor.
In the buildings we work in, a full inspection once a year is usual, with a quick look in between.
What I look at first
On any door I open it and let go. It should shut by itself and latch. Then I look down the sides and across the top, where the gap should be even and between 2 and 4mm, about the thickness of a pound coin. Then the seals, to see they're there and haven't been painted over. Then I wiggle the hinges and count the screws.
If any of that is off, get someone who checks fire doors to look at it properly.
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