Practical fire door advice

Fire door guides for responsible persons and managing agents

Clear, practical guidance on surveys, Regulation 10 checks, common defects and remedial works.

What is a survey?

Plain-English guidance on what a fire door survey is and how it is used.

See the visible checks and report content usually covered in a standard survey.

Understand the doorset components FDS records during a standard visual fire door survey.

Understand why a door survey does not replace a wider fire risk assessment.

Understand standard visual surveys and when intrusive investigation needs a separate quote.

Plain-English guidance for flat entrance doors, communal doors and inspection records.

Typical issues found in surveys, from gaps and seals to closers, hinges and signage.

How FDS can price suitable repairs from an existing report or an FDS survey.

What an FDS completion record can and cannot confirm after remedial works.

Practical access, key and site contact steps to help the visit run smoothly.

Why door count, access, floors and building complexity affect fire door survey pricing.

Already have a report? Learn how to send it to FDS for remedial works review.