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Commercial fire door inspections across the South West

Fire Door Inspections & Surveys

Get a clear view of the fire doors across your building or estate, what needs attention and what should happen next.

JFD carries out commercial fire door inspections and surveys across Plymouth, Devon, Cornwall and the wider South West, with clear reporting designed to help Estates, Facilities and Maintenance teams make the next decision.

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You shouldn’t need to commission another inspection simply because you need somebody to carry out the work.

Inspection report · IR-0318Site: redacted · Block B
Doors inspected
24
No action
15
Action required
7
Investigate
2
Illustrative inspection report: each door, its location, the finding, the required action and status
DoorFinding required actionStatus
FD30-B01Stair core, L1No defects observedRecord — no action requiredNo action
FD30-B04Corridor, L1Closer fails to latch leafRepair — adjust or replace closerAction
FD60-B07Plant roomHead gap 5mm, seal damagedRepair — adjust leaf, replace sealAction
FD30-B11Classroom 4No certification label foundInvestigate before specifyingInvestigate
FD30-B12Classroom 5Leaf delaminated, frame damagedReplace doorsetAction

9 findings require action · photos per doorNext: remedial schedule

Illustrative example
BlueSky Certified Installer — Fire Door Installation, FDI-146Door Data Systems — door-level evidence recordsUniversity of Plymouth
  • ~150doors across two schools
  • ~35laboratory doorsets, University of Plymouth
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01 · The point of an inspection

An inspection should make the next decision easier.

Finding defects is only useful if you understand what they mean.

A good fire door inspection should leave your team with a clear picture of:

  1. which fire doors have been inspected
  2. what condition they are in
  3. what issues have been identified
  4. which findings require action
  5. what needs to happen next

The aim isn’t to leave you with another PDF to pull apart. It’s to give you the information you need to move the work forward.

That might mean a repair, a replacement, further investigation or simply recording that no action is currently required.

02 · Coverage

What does a fire door inspection cover?

A fire door works as a complete assembly. That means an inspection needs to look beyond the door leaf itself.

Depending on the door and building, a JFD fire door inspection can assess areas including:

  1. Door leaf & frame

    Condition, damage, fit and visible issues affecting the assembly.

  2. Gaps & alignment

    Checking how the door sits within the frame and identifying areas that may require attention.

  3. Hinges & ironmongery

    Looking at the condition and suitability of key hardware.

  4. Door closers

    Checking that relevant closing mechanisms are present and operating as expected.

  5. Seals

    Inspecting relevant intumescent and smoke seals for condition and obvious defects.

  6. Glazing

    Reviewing fire-rated glazing and associated components where applicable.

  7. Condition & visible certification issues

    Identifying damage, wear or other issues that may affect the door or require further investigation.

  8. The purpose isn’t to drown you in technical detail. It’s to inspect systematically enough that you know what deserves attention afterwards.

03 · The report

A report you can actually act on.

The inspection itself is only half the job.

What matters next is whether the findings are clear enough for your Estates or Maintenance team to understand, prioritise and act upon.

Following the inspection, your report should give you a clear record of what was inspected and what was found. Ideally, each door record should make the journey easy to follow:

  1. Door identification
  2. Finding
  3. Required action
  4. Evidence
  5. Status

So when somebody on your team opens the report later, they shouldn’t have to reconstruct what the inspector meant.

They should be able to see the issue and understand the next step.

IR-0318 · Door record 7 of 24Inspected 12 Feb
  1. Door identificationFD60-B07Plant room, Level 1FD60SSingle leaf, timber
  2. FindingGap at head measured 5mm. Intumescent seal damaged along hinge side.
  3. Required actionRepair — adjust leaf and replace seal to hinge sidePriority: high
  4. Evidence
    Hinge side of the door leaf
    Hinge side
    Certification label on the frame
    Label
    Gap measurement record
    Gap check
  5. StatusAction requiredCarried to remedial schedule, line 7
Illustrative example

Already know what needs attention?

You may not need another inspection.

If you already have a suitable fire door survey, inspection report or job sheet, send it to us. JFD can review the identified work and help turn it into a clearer route forward.

Depending on what is required, that can include:

  1. Fire door repairs & remedial worksThe identified work, scoped and completed.
  2. Replacement where requiredWhere repair isn’t the right route.
  3. Ongoing maintenanceSo the next list doesn’t build up the same way.
  4. Evidenced close-outA record against each door and action.

You can instruct JFD for the remedial work, or simply use the inspection findings to inform your own next steps.

There’s no obligation to turn an inspection into a wider programme with us.

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04 · Scope

One building or a wider estate

Not every fire door inspection requirement looks the same. You might need us to inspect:

  1. Scope 01

    One commercial building

    A defined inspection of the fire doors within a single property.

  2. Scope 02

    A particular group of doors

    Where a specific area, block or known concern needs attention.

  3. Scope 03

    Several sites

    Supporting an Estates or Facilities team responsible for multiple properties.

  4. Scope 04

    A planned inspection cycle

    Building recurring inspections into a more structured fire door maintenance programme.

We can scope the inspection requirement around the estate you actually manage rather than forcing every customer into the same template.

05 · Frequency

How often should fire doors be inspected?

There isn’t one useful answer that can be copied onto every building.

The appropriate inspection and checking regime can depend on factors including the type and use of the building, applicable requirements, the condition and usage of the doors and the level of risk involved.

Routine checks may also be different from a more detailed inspection carried out by a competent person.

JFD can help you understand the condition of your current fire doors and, where appropriate, establish a more manageable inspection and maintenance cycle going forward.

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06 · Cost

How much does a fire door inspection cost?

The cost of a commercial fire door inspection depends on the inspection requirement. Factors can include:

  • how many fire doors need inspecting
  • whether they are across one or several sites
  • the location of the properties
  • access arrangements
  • the records already available
  • the level and format of reporting required
  • the complexity of the building or estate

Rather than hide behind “contact us for a quote”, give us a simple picture of the requirement and we can scope it properly.

Tell us how many doors and sites you need inspected and we’ll help establish the requirement.

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Why JFD

Why use JFD for fire door inspections?

BlueSky certification label fitted to a fire door frame, Exmouth primary school
Certification label check · Primary school, Exmouth
BlueSky Certified Installer — Fire Door Installation, FDI-146BlueSky third-party certified
installation & fire stopping · FDI-146

  1. Fire doors are our specialist focus.

    Just Fire Doors is exactly that: a business focused on fire doors rather than a general building contractor with fire doors buried somewhere in the service list.

  2. We understand what happens after the inspection.

    Inspection isn’t an isolated exercise.

    Where work is identified, JFD can also support fire door repairs, remedials, maintenance and replacement, giving you the option of taking the finding through to completion with one specialist team.

  3. Clear records matter.

    Accurate documentation and traceable evidence are part of making the work manageable for the people responsible for the building afterwards.

  4. Experience in occupied environments.

    JFD has relevant project experience across healthcare and education environments, where fire door work has to sit alongside the practical realities of the building itself.

  5. Based in the South West.

    We support commercial customers across Plymouth, Devon, Cornwall and the wider region.

Questions

Fire door inspection FAQs

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What is included in a fire door inspection?

A fire door inspection looks at the condition of the door assembly and associated components. Depending on the door and site, this can include the door leaf and frame, gaps and alignment, hinges, door closers, seals, glazing, ironmongery and visible condition or certification issues.

The resulting report should make clear what was inspected, what was identified and what requires action.

How often should fire doors be inspected?

The appropriate inspection regime can depend on the building, its use, the applicable requirements, the condition and usage of the doors and the level of risk involved.

JFD can assess your current doors and help you understand what an appropriate future inspection or maintenance programme could look like.

How much does a fire door inspection cost?

Cost varies according to factors such as the number of doors, number of sites, location, access requirements and the level of reporting required.

Tell us roughly how many doors and sites are involved and we can scope the requirement.

What’s the difference between a fire door inspection and a fire door survey?

In practice, fire door inspection and fire door survey are often used to describe the same broad requirement: assessing fire doors to understand their condition and identify issues requiring attention.

The exact scope and reporting requirements should be agreed before the inspection so you know what you will receive.

What happens if the inspection identifies remedial work?

The report should identify the issues requiring action.

JFD can then help scope and carry out fire door repairs and remedial works, or replacement where required.

You aren’t obliged to use JFD for that subsequent work.

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Can JFD inspect multiple sites?

Yes, subject to the scope and location of the requirement.

If you manage several properties, tell us where they are and roughly how many fire doors are involved so we can establish the most practical inspection approach.

Can you work from an existing fire door survey instead?

Yes.

If you already have a suitable inspection report, survey or job sheet, send it over rather than automatically starting again.

We can review the identified actions and help establish what needs to happen next.

Need an inspection?

Need a fire door inspection?

Tell us about your building or estate and we’ll help scope the requirement.

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Useful to tell us

  1. Number of sites
  2. Approximate number of fire doors
  3. Locations
  4. Existing records or reports
  5. Anything else we should know?

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Already have a survey or inspection report?

Skip the repeat inspection.

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One site. One backlog.
One defined piece of work.