Fire door inspection in Brentford
Taller blocks by the river and canal, and older flats along the High Street.
Get a priceBrentford sits where the Brent meets the Thames, and where the Grand Union Canal meets both. Buildings go up next to water, and a lot of recent ones in Brentford are tall.
Height is where the fire door rules start to change, so it is the first thing we ask.
How tall is the block
Three heights matter.
Under 11 metres. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, but the fixed timetable for door checks does not.
Over 11 metres. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 apply. Check the shared fire doors every three months. Try to check each flat entrance door every twelve months. Tell residents once a year how to treat fire doors.
18 metres or seven storeys and above, with at least two homes. The same as above, plus wayfinding signs, and the building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022.
If you are not sure which band your building is in, measure it before you decide anything else.
Tall blocks
Taller blocks have more doors per floor, and the same ones repeat up the building. If one flat door is wrong, the same fault is usually found on the floors above and below.
We inspect floor by floor and look for patterns. A closer model that keeps failing. A hinge that was swapped out in half the flats. A frame that was cut for a bell push.
The shared doors are checked at least quarterly. We can do that walk for you, or do a full inspection once and hand the rounds to your caretaker.
Older flats on the High Street
Brentford High Street has older buildings, with flats above shops and shared stairs behind narrow doors. They are a different job from the tall blocks.
Where a building is listed or lies in a conservation area, any change to a door may need permission. Ask the council before you replace anything.
Offices
The Great West Road, a short distance away, is lined with large offices. Offices of that size have their own door questions. Stair doors, riser doors and doors in long corridors.
Reports for managing agents
A managing agent with a tall block wants the report grouped by floor. They want the number of doors failed on each floor, and a list that can be given to a contractor.
We set the report out that way. If your fire risk assessor has asked for particular information, tell us at the start.
Cost
A small building starts from around £250 plus VAT. For a tall block it depends on the number of floors and doors. Tell us the number of flats and storeys and we will come back with a price.
Travel
Brentford is in the London Borough of Hounslow, not Ealing. We come from Luton and have no office in the area.
Questions we get asked
Our block is 17 metres. Are we in the 18 metre band?
No, but you are over 11, so the three-monthly and yearly checks apply.
Can you do the quarterly walks every time?
Yes. We can agree a regular schedule and keep the record in one place.
Send the postcode and a rough number of doors. We will come back with a price the same day.
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