Fire Door Inspections

[Beth Morrison]

Hi Everyone,

Reading through the various different legislation, and have become stumped. We have student housing - over 11 metres in height, whereby a Flat Door then has a cluster of 4 separate bedrooms inside.

Currently, each individual bedroom door is being checked annually by a Fire Door professional in addition to the Flat Entrance Door and Communal doors. 

My query is - do the internal bedroom doors really need a professional annual check or can these just form part of the checks maintenance staff? The cost is becoming quite significant 

Thanks in advance,

[Mike North]

Because the accommodation is not a dwelling and comes under Residential (other) 2(b) Hotel, boarding house, residential college, hall of residence, hostel or any other residential purpose not described above. the bedroom corridors are categorised as protected corridor and all doors (except wet rooms) should be a minimum of FD30S. 

The doors should have a competent inspection every 6 months

[AnthonyB]

On 12/06/2025 at 13:33, Beth Morrison said:

Hi Everyone,

Reading through the various different legislation, and have become stumped. We have student housing - over 11 metres in height, whereby a Flat Door then has a cluster of 4 separate bedrooms inside.

Currently, each individual bedroom door is being checked annually by a Fire Door professional in addition to the Flat Entrance Door and Communal doors. 

My query is - do the internal bedroom doors really need a professional annual check or can these just form part of the checks maintenance staff? The cost is becoming quite significant 

Thanks in advance,

A suitable system of maintenance is required by the legislation, your FRA should determine the frequency. The Government never intended the cash cow of every inspection being a full in depth check - this is detailed in the guidance to the Fire Safety (England) Regulations. Usually where the doorset has been established by specialist inspection to be fully compliant the wear & tear checks can follow the style of the FS(E)Checklist and can be done in house although some basic training is recommended. Professional checks would still be of use if there have been any alterations or changes, any issues found on the in house checks where 'seek professional advice' is the result and every few years as a backstop