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Surveys & Inspections
Fire Door Surveys & Inspections in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire
A fire door survey — often called a fire door inspection — is a door-by-door check of your fire doors, recorded in a written report. We arrange it through an external specialist fire door inspector, who visits, checks each door and issues the report with findings, photographs and recommendations.
Parsec Fire Doors then takes over: we read the report, match it to your door references, and price and carry out the remedial repairs, replacements and installation it calls for. Already have a report or FRA action list? Upload it and we will price the works.
What a Fire Door Survey Checks
A fire door is only as reliable as the complete assembly. A fire door survey looks at the elements that affect fire and smoke performance. The exact checklist is set by the external inspector; the areas below are those a door-by-door inspection commonly covers, and they are the same areas our remedial works then put right.
Frame and lining
Soundness, fixings, alignment and compatibility with the leaf.
Gaps
Head, jamb and threshold gaps measured against the required tolerances.
Seals
Intumescent and smoke seals checked for presence, condition and fitting.
Hinges
Correct number, grade, fixings and condition of fire-rated hinges.
Closers
Closing and latching behaviour, adjustment and physical condition.
Latches and locks
Correct operation and compatibility with the doorset.
Glazing and beading
Fire-rated glazing, beads and vision panels fitted to the tested detail.
Signage
Presence and condition of required fire door signage.
Threshold
Threshold strips, drop seals and smoke sealing arrangements.
Damage and alterations
Any changes that may affect fire and smoke performance.
Operation and closing
Whether the door closes fully, latches and resets correctly.
What You Receive
You receive two separate things from two separate providers. From the external specialist inspector: the fire door inspection report. From Parsec Fire Doors, if you want it: an itemised quotation for the remedial works, priced against that report.
From the external inspector
The survey report
A written record of each door surveyed, its findings and the inspector's recommendations. The report is the inspector's document, not ours.
From Parsec Fire Doors
A priced remedial schedule
Each reported door priced as repair or replacement, with the proposed remedy, then the works themselves and records of what we did to each door.
Parsec Fire Doors is not itself a certified or registered fire door inspection body and does not issue inspection reports or certificates. Any certification or registration held by the inspector is theirs, and you should ask them to confirm it in writing.
What a Typical Survey Report Contains
Report layouts differ between inspectors, and there is no sample report available to download here — we will not present a made-up or customer report as an example. The list below describes the contents a useful door-by-door report commonly includes, so you can agree them with the inspector before the visit.
- Building details, date of survey and the scope agreed
- A unique reference and location for every door
- Door type and stated or observed rating where evidence exists
- Whether a label, plug or other identification was found
- Findings for each element: leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, latch, glazing, signage
- Photographs of defects, referenced to the door
- A recommendation and priority for each finding
- A clear list of doors not accessed or only partly checked
- Limitations of the survey, such as non-invasive checks only
- Format agreed in advance: PDF, spreadsheet or both
Need a Survey, or Already Have a Report?
Tell us about the building and we will arrange the survey through our external specialist inspector. If you already hold a report or FRA action list, attach it privately to the enquiry form and we will price the remedial works door by door.
Door Types and Buildings Covered
A fire door survey, and the remedial works that follow, can cover fire-resisting doors in blocks of flats, HMOs and shared housing, student accommodation, care and supported living settings, offices, shops, warehouses, schools and mixed-use buildings. The scope is agreed for each building before the visit.
- Flat entrance doors
- Communal corridor, lobby and stairwell doors
- HMO bedroom and kitchen doors
- Riser and service cupboard doors
- Commercial office, shop and warehouse doors
- Escape route doors
- Plant and utility room doors
- FD30 and FD60 doorsets where applicable
Who Needs a Fire Door Survey?
A fire door inspection is commonly requested when a fire risk assessment recommends one, when a responsible person needs a door-by-door record, before planning a remedial or replacement programme, or after a change of building use or ownership. Your fire risk assessment should guide whether and when you need one.
- Landlords and property owners
- Responsible persons
- Managing agents and block managers
- Blocks of flats and apartment buildings
- HMO operators
- Care and supported living providers
- Commercial premises
- Schools, offices and warehouses
- Property portfolios
How Often Should Fire Doors Be Inspected?
The right inspection interval depends on the building type, its use, the level of risk and the guidance or legal requirements that apply to that particular premises. For example, higher-risk residential buildings typically require regular checks of communal fire doors, and some regimes also require periodic inspection of flat entrance doors.
We do not apply a single blanket frequency to every building. We will talk through the property, the applicable guidance and your current records, help you settle on a proportionate schedule, and arrange the inspection through our specialist inspection contractor where a formal report is needed.
Inspection vs Repairs
An inspection identifies the condition of each door and records defects. Remedial repairs are a separate step, and that is the part we deliver. If defects are found we can quote to put them right, or you can use the report with another contractor.
Fire door repairsInspection vs Replacement
A failed or defective inspection result does not automatically mean a door must be replaced. Many doors can be repaired or upgraded where the construction is known and the damage is within repairable limits. We only recommend replacement when remedial work cannot restore the required performance.
Fire door installationSurvey vs Quotation Site Measure
Fire door survey or inspection
Carried out by the external specialist inspector. Its purpose is to assess and record the condition of each door in scope, producing a report you can hold as evidence and act on.
Parsec quotation site visit
Carried out by Parsec Fire Doors to confirm the scope, measure openings and price repairs or replacement. It is not a formal survey and does not produce an inspection report or certificate.
How Remedial Works Are Priced After the Report
The inspection price and the remedial works price are separate. Once the report is issued, we price the works line by line against its door references, so you can see what each door needs and why.
- Each door priced against its report reference
- Repairs separated from full doorset replacements
- Unclear or no-access items listed for clarification, not guessed
- Urgent items identifiable so they can be programmed first
- Site visit to confirm measurements and specification where needed
- Phasing options for occupied buildings, agreed with you
See how a report becomes a priced remedial programme, what affects repair and remedial costs and how fire door survey costs are structured.
How the Survey Process Works
- 1
Enquiry and scope
You tell us about the building, the approximate door count, the areas to include, access arrangements and any deadline.
- 2
Survey arranged
We arrange the fire door survey with our external specialist inspector, who confirms their scope, price and visit details with you.
- 3
Door-by-door inspection
The inspector checks each door in scope and records findings, photographs and any doors that could not be accessed.
- 4
Report issued
The inspector issues the fire door inspection report, with findings and recommendations per door.
- 5
Remedial works priced
Parsec Fire Doors reviews the report, matches it to your door references and prices repairs and any replacements line by line.
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Works carried out
We complete the agreed works and provide records of what was done to each door. Any reinspection is arranged separately through the inspector.
Before the visit, use our printable checklist for preparing a building for a fire door survey covers keys, access and resident notices, and our guide to no-access and limited findings explains how to close gaps where doors could not be reached. Between formal assessments, our guide to routine fire door checks and maintenance explains what a responsible person can reasonably look for. Our guide to fire door inspection costs explains how a door-by-door survey is usually priced and how to budget for the works that follow. Once you have a report, our guide to what happens after a fire door inspection explains how an action list becomes a costed programme. Our guide to fire door repair or replacement explains how remedial work is weighed against replacing the doorset, our guide to common fire door defects explains what individual findings usually mean, and our guide to installation and handover documentation covers the records to keep afterwards, and what door labels and certification evidence mean explains traceability findings.
Areas We Cover
Based in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, we arrange fire door surveys and carry out the resulting works across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and neighbouring counties. Local pages include Nottingham, Mansfield, Derby and Chesterfield.
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Need Your Fire Doors Inspected?
Tell us about the building, the number of doors and any current concerns. We can arrange an inspection through our specialist inspection contractor, or work straight from an existing report or fire risk assessment action list and quote the remedial works.