Fire door inspection in Greenford
Newer blocks by the canal, older flats on the avenues and units by the A40.
Get a priceGreenford is a place of three kinds of building. The newer flats by the canal, the avenues of 1930s housing and the trade units along the A40.
We look at doors in all three.
Newer flats
New blocks have been put up beside the Grand Union Canal in Greenford. A building that went up in the last ten years has certified fire doors and a pile of handover paperwork.
That is a good start, and it is only a start. Over a few years we see the same things happen to new doors as to old ones. Closers adjusted by a resident who found the door too heavy. Seals scraped off by a new carpet. A cable hole drilled for a smart doorbell, straight through the edge of the leaf.
If your block is over 11 metres, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 set a three-monthly check on the shared doors and a yearly one on flat entrance doors. A new building is not exempt. The paperwork you got on handover is the start of the record, not the end of it.
If you are a leaseholder in a new block, find out whether the doors are inspected at all. Ask the managing agent for the last report.
The avenues
A large part of Greenford was built between the wars. There are rows of houses, and some blocks of flats on the corners and along the larger roads.
The blocks tend to be low, with a stair between a few flats. The doors on those stairs have been in place for decades in some cases, and they have been painted many times. Paint is the thing to look at. Too much of it fills the gap and blocks the seal.
Trade units and offices
The A40 runs across the area, and there are many units and offices close to it. Businesses there use the doors hard.
A workshop door at the back of a unit takes a trolley, a pallet truck or a forklift every day. We find dented edges, hinges that have pulled out and closers broken by being slammed back.
Offices have different damage. Keypads, card readers and cables. Each hole is a reason to look at the door again. We cover those on our page for offices and units.
Practical details
For a block of flats we want to know the number of flats, the number of floors and the number of doors in the shared parts. For a unit we want the floor area and how many doors lead out.
Who enforces
London Fire Brigade. The council that licenses shared houses and deals with housing standards is Ealing Council.
Repairs
Repairs are by our own crew only. We say at the time of pricing whether we can take on yours. A report from us can be used by any competent carpenter.
From Luton
We drive in from Luton and have no base in Greenford.
Questions we get asked
Is a new block exempt from checks?
No. A new building has certified doors when it is handed over, and they still have to be maintained and checked.
Can you check the doors in a unit that is leased?
Yes, with the landlord's agreement if the doors are in the shared parts. Check your lease for who looks after them.
Send the postcode and a rough number of doors. We will come back with a price the same day.
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