Shrewsbury · England
Fire Door Inspection in Shrewsbury
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Straight answer
The inspection answers a blunt question per door: would this hold? Gaps, seals, closers, hinges and glazing are checked against how the doorset was certified, defects are graded, and the report becomes your evidence. For 11m+ residential buildings in England the law mandates the frequency; everywhere else in Shrewsbury, the duty flows through the fire risk assessment.
Booking
What happens when you enquire
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The law
The rules behind the certificate
Fire door duties sit inside fire safety law, not housing law: the responsible person for the building carries them, and fire and rescue authorities enforce, with prohibition notices and prosecution available for failures. England adds fixed frequencies for 11m+ residential buildings; HMO licensing from Shropshire Council commonly adds door specifications of its own.
The responsible person must check communal fire doors at least every 3 months and use best endeavours to check flat entrance doors at least every 12 months.
Fire doors form part of the fire precautions that must be maintained in efficient working order under the responsible person's general duties.
Licensed HMOs commonly carry fire door conditions set by the licensing council; requirements vary by council and property.
Penalties stated are statutory maximums or court-set; Shropshire Council is the local housing authority for Shrewsbury.
For landlords in Shrewsbury
Letting in Shrewsbury: the practical points
Fire door standards are national; buildings are local. In Shrewsbury, the responsible-person question — freeholder, agent, landlord — matters more than geography, and if the property is a licensed HMO, Shropshire Council's licence conditions will specify where fire doors and self-closers are required.
The inspection
What the inspector actually checks
Each door gets the same checklist: gaps measured around the leaf (typically around 3–4mm at sides and top), intumescent and smoke seals continuous and undamaged, hinges firmly fixed with the right screws, the closer shutting the door fully from any angle, glazing intact, and certification marks identifying the doorset where present. Defects are photographed and graded.
Credentials
Who you're letting in
What separates a real inspection from a walk-through is the record: per-door findings, measurements, photographs, graded remedials. We book inspectors trained for exactly that, insured, and independent of the repair upsell — the report should serve your building, not a sales pipeline.
Pricing
What a fire door inspection costs
Pricing is per door with a visit minimum: a small HMO with six doors books very differently from a block with sixty. Access drives cost as much as count — flat entrance doors mean coordinating residents. Remedial work (seals, closers, adjustments) is separate and itemised; wholesale doorset replacement is a different job entirely.
FAQ
Common questions about the Fire door inspection report
How long does a fire door inspection take?
Roughly 10 to 20 minutes per door for a thorough check, so a small block is often done in a single visit. Access arrangements for flat entrance doors are usually the main scheduling factor.
Do HMOs in Shrewsbury need fire doors?
HMO licensing standards set by Shropshire Council typically require fire doors in defined locations — commonly bedroom doors onto escape routes and kitchen doors — with self-closers where specified. The exact specification comes from your licence conditions and fire risk assessment.
Who is the 'responsible person' for fire doors?
For blocks of flats it is usually the freeholder, management company or managing agent; for an HMO it is generally the landlord. If you control the premises' common parts in Shrewsbury, assume the duties sit with you until established otherwise.
What are the penalties for neglecting fire door duties?
Breaches of fire safety law can lead to enforcement notices, prohibition notices restricting use of the building, and prosecution with unlimited fines and imprisonment in the most serious cases. Fire and rescue authorities enforce these duties.
What is a fire door inspection?
A check that each fire door — leaf, frame, hinges, closer, seals, glazing and gaps — will perform as designed to hold back fire and smoke. The inspector records defects and remedial actions per door.
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Nearby coverage: Telford · Wrexham · all of Herefordshire & Shropshire
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