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Tower Fire provides professional fire door inspections, installation, repairs and remedial works for commercial and residential buildings across the UK. Delivered by experienced former fire service professionals, our services help you achieve fire door compliance and protect lives, property and business continuity.

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Fire Doors:
Installation, Inspections and Compliance from Tower Fire

Tower Fire provides fire door installation, fire door inspections, fire door surveys and remedial repairs for commercial, residential and public sector buildings across the UK. Every fire doorset is correctly specified, professionally installed to BS 8214, and fully certified, while our experienced former fire service professionals carry out detailed inspections to identify defects that could compromise your building’s fire compartmentation.

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Responsible Persons have a legal duty to ensure fire doors are maintained in efficient working order. Damaged, poorly fitted or non-compliant fire doors can allow fire and smoke to spread rapidly, putting lives, property and business continuity at risk. Tower Fire helps you maintain compliance, protect occupants and ensure your fire doors perform when they are needed most.

What Is a Fire Door?

What Is a Fire Door?

A fire door is a specially designed and tested doorset that helps prevent the spread of fire and smoke, protecting escape routes and giving occupants more time to evacuate safely. A compliant fire door is made up of the door leaf, frame, intumescent and smoke seals, glazing, hinges, self-closing device and ironmongery, all of which must be correctly specified, installed and tested to work together as a complete fire-resisting system. Replacing or altering any component with a non-certified alternative can compromise the fire door’s performance and invalidate its certification.

Fire doors are classified by the length of time they can resist fire. FD30 fire doors provide up to 30 minutes of fire resistance, while FD60 fire doors provide up to 60 minutes. Doors marked FD30S or FD60S also include cold smoke seals, which help prevent the spread of smoke during the early stages of a fire. The correct fire door specification depends on your building’s fire strategy, compartmentation design and fire risk assessment. Regular fire door inspections are essential to ensure every fire door continues to perform as intended and remains compliant with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Legal Requirements for Fire Doors in the UK

Fire doors are a legal requirement in most non-domestic and multi-occupied residential buildings across the UK. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO), the Responsible Person must ensure fire doors are correctly installed, regularly inspected and maintained in efficient working order to prevent the spread of fire and smoke and protect occupants.

Key legislation and guidance includes:

  • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England and Wales): Requires the Responsible Person to maintain fire doors in efficient working order and good repair. Fire doors must close fully, have effective intumescent and smoke seals, functioning self-closing devices and appropriate gap tolerances.
  • Fire Safety Act 2021: Clarifies that fire safety responsibilities extend to the structure, external walls and flat entrance doors of multi-occupied residential buildings in both England and Wales.
  • Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: In England, Responsible Persons for residential buildings over 11 metres must carry out quarterly inspections of communal fire doors and annual inspections of flat entrance fire doors.
  • Building Regulations Approved Document B (England) and Approved Document B (Wales): Set out the requirements for the specification, installation and performance of fire doors within new buildings and refurbishment projects.
  • BS 8214: The recognised British Standard for the installation, inspection and maintenance of timber fire door assemblies, widely used by fire door inspectors, fire risk assessors and Building Control to assess compliance.

Failure to maintain compliant fire doors can lead to enforcement action, prosecution, invalidated insurance and increased risk to life. Regular fire door inspections, remedial repairs and professional installation are essential to maintaining effective fire compartmentation and meeting your legal responsibilities.

Our Fire Door Installation and Inspection Service

Tower Fire provides a complete fire door installation UK and inspection service from initial fire door survey UK and specification through to ongoing maintenance and certification.

01

Supply

FD30 and FD60 doorsets for commercial, residential, healthcare, educational, and industrial premises, specified for the required fire resistance rating and building type

02

Installation

BS 8214-compliant installation by qualified engineers, with full documentation and installation certificates for every doorset fitted

03

Inspection

our fire door inspection UK service delivers six-monthly professional inspections covering self-closer performance, intumescent and smoke seal condition, gap tolerances, glazing integrity, ironmongery, certification label presence, and frame and threshold condition

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Maintenance, remedial works, and replacement

replacement of seals, closers, and hardware to restore fire door compliance. Where the door leaf or frame is beyond repair, we provide full fire door replacement UK supply and installation under the same contract

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Certification

full written inspection reports and installation certificates provided after every engagement, suitable for building owner records and enforcement inspection

What Is Checked During a Fire Door Inspection?

Regular fire door inspections are essential to ensure your fire doors remain compliant, protect escape routes and perform correctly in the event of a fire. During every fire door survey, Tower Fire’s experienced inspectors assess the complete doorset to identify defects that could compromise fire resistance or prevent the door from operating as intended.

Every inspection includes:

  • Self-closing device: Checking the fire door closes fully from any open position and latches securely without manual assistance.
  • Intumescent and smoke seals: Inspecting seals for damage, gaps, paint contamination or missing sections that could allow fire or smoke to spread.
  • Door gaps and clearances: Measuring the gaps around the door leaf to ensure they comply with BS 8214 and manufacturer tolerances.
  • Certification: Confirming the fire door certification label is present, legible and appropriate for its location and required fire resistance rating.
  • Fire-rated glazing: Checking glass panels, glazing beads and intumescent glazing seals for damage, movement or deterioration.
  • Ironmongery and hardware: Inspecting hinges, locks, latches, closers, handles and hold-open devices to ensure they are correctly specified, secure and fully operational.
  • Door frame and threshold: Examining the frame, architraves and threshold for damage, movement, unauthorised alterations or gaps that could reduce the fire door’s performance.

Following every inspection, Tower Fire provides a detailed report with photographs, compliance findings and prioritised recommendations, helping you identify defects, plan remedial works and demonstrate compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Why Choose Tower Fire for Evacuation Training?

Why Choose Tower Fire for Fire Door Services?

Choosing the right fire door contractor is about more than compliance—it’s about protecting lives, property and your legal responsibilities. At Tower Fire, every fire door inspection, installation and remedial repair is delivered by experienced former fire service professionals who understand how fire and smoke spread through buildings and the critical role compliant fire doors play in protecting occupants.

Why organisations across the UK choose Tower Fire:
  • Former fire service professionals with real operational experience of how fire doors perform during real incidents.
  • Complete fire door service including inspections, surveys, installation, maintenance and remedial repairs from one trusted provider.
  • BS 8214-compliant installations with full certification and comprehensive documentation for every doorset.
  • Detailed inspection reports with photographs, prioritised remedial recommendations and clear compliance guidance.
  • Nationwide coverage for commercial, residential, healthcare, education, industrial and public sector buildings.
  • Trusted fire safety expertise, helping Responsible Persons maintain compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Building Regulations and current British Standards.
Whether you need a fire door survey, new fire door installation, remedial repairs or ongoing maintenance, Tower Fire provides practical, compliant solutions that help protect your building and give you confidence that your fire doors will perform when they are needed most.
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Fire door inspection frequency depends on the type of building and its use. As best practice, fire doors should be inspected at least every six months, while higher-risk buildings such as hospitals, care homes, schools and high-traffic commercial premises may require more frequent inspections. In England, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require quarterly inspections of communal fire doors and annual inspections of flat entrance doors in residential buildings over 11 metres. Regular inspections help ensure ongoing compliance and identify defects before they become a safety risk.

The difference is the level of fire resistance they provide. FD30 fire doors are designed to resist fire for up to 30 minutes, while FD60 fire doors provide up to 60 minutes of fire resistance. Doors marked FD30S or FD60S also include smoke seals to help prevent the spread of smoke during the early stages of a fire. The correct fire door rating should be determined by your building’s fire strategy and fire risk assessment.

Yes. In many cases, defective fire doors can be repaired rather than replaced. Tower Fire carries out fire door remedial works, including replacing seals, hinges, self-closing devices, glazing, ironmongery and other certified components where appropriate. If a fire door cannot be economically or safely repaired, we will recommend a compliant replacement and provide a fully certified installation.

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Responsible Person—typically the employer, building owner, landlord or facilities manager—is legally responsible for ensuring fire doors are regularly inspected, maintained and kept in efficient working order. While the legal responsibility cannot be delegated, inspections, maintenance and remedial works can be carried out by a competent fire door specialist such as Tower Fire.

Fire door inspections identify defects that could prevent a fire door from containing fire and smoke during an emergency. Problems such as damaged seals, faulty self-closing devices, excessive gaps or incorrect hardware can significantly reduce a fire door’s performance. Regular inspections help maintain compliance, protect escape routes and safeguard occupants.