Professional Fire Door Services in Yorkshire
I'm Robert — a City & Guilds joiner with Distinction, FireQual fire door inspector and Clerk of Works. Fire door inspections, installation and maintenance across Yorkshire — no sales team, no subcontracting, you deal with me from first call to final report.
I come to you. Inspections, surveys and remedial work carried out at your property across Yorkshire.
Available for quotes and enquiries
Why Fire Doors?
Expert Fire Safety Services in Yorkshire
Buildings are compartmentalized to delay the spread of fire and smoke from one area to another. These compartments are typically connected by doors to facilitate the passage of traffic.
Fire door sets play a crucial role during a fire. When closed, they act as barriers to prevent the spread of fire and smoke, while also providing a means of escape.
Most fire deaths are not caused by burns, but by smoke inhalation, which can lead to the inability to exit the building. ⚠️ Smoke can incapacitate victims very quickly!
All of our fire doors are rigorously tested to meet the appropriate regulations, ensuring they are fit for purpose and provide absolute assurance of your building's and occupants' safety.
Regulatory Compliance
Our fire door services comply with Building Regulations Approved Document B, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and British Standards BS 9999:2017 and BS 8214:2016 for fire door assemblies.
After seeing poor workmanship in the fire door industry, I decided to specialise and get properly qualified. When I inspect your doors, I'm checking everything because I know what's at stake—people's lives depend on these doors working properly.
Give me a call if you need help with your fire doors. I'll give you honest advice and do the work properly.
Robert Coulson
Fire Door Specialist
A joiner of 35+ years, now a FireQual certified fire door inspector
Fire Door Services I Provide
After 35 years in joinery and becoming FireQual certified, I specialise in fire door work . Whether you need an inspection, a survey and report, repairs, a new timber doorset or a steel fire exit door, I'll do it properly—no shortcuts, no guesswork. I've worked on thousands of doors over the years, so I know what works and what doesn't.
Fire Door Inspections
FireQual-certified inspections of FD30/FD60 doors—individual doors, HMOs, blocks of flats and commercial premises—as one-off checks or planned quarterly, six-monthly and annual programmes. Includes clear advice on repair, replacement and compliance.
Fire Door Surveys & Reports
Condition surveys, remedial and insurance reports, pre-purchase checks and specification reports—documented properly so you know exactly where you stand.
Fire Door Repairs & Maintenance
Closers, seals, hinges, ironmongery, gap corrections and adjustments. Most faults are small and fixable—I put them right rather than condemning the door.
Fire Door Installation
Certified installation of new timber fire doorsets—apartment entrance doors, internal fire doors and replacement doorsets, fitted to standard.
Steel Fire Exit Doors
Steel personnel and fire exit doors, panic hardware and emergency exit furniture for industrial units, factories, warehouses and schools.
Need Help With Your Fire Doors?
I'm here to help you keep your fire doors safe and compliant. With 35 years' experience and FireQual certification, I'll give you honest advice and do the work properly. Give me a call or drop me a message.
Common Fire Door Failures
A fire door only holds back fire as a complete assembly—leaf, frame, seals, hinges, closer and glazing all have to be right. A full survey can record up to 70 individual defects; the categories below group the ones I find most often, and any single one can stop the door doing its job.
Missing Certification & Labelling
With no label or plug on the door edge there's no evidence it's a certified fire door — or that the leaf and frame were tested together.
Door Leaf Damage & Warping
Splits, holes or a bowed, twisted leaf break the fire-resisting construction and stop the door sealing against the frame.
Frame & Fire-Stopping Defects
A loose or out-of-square frame, or an unsealed gap between frame and wall, lets fire bypass the doorset even when the door is sound.
Excessive or Uneven Gaps
Gaps around the leaf should sit at a consistent 2–4mm. Too wide lets smoke and fire through; too tight and the door binds and won't close.
Threshold Gap & Smoke Leakage
An oversized gap under the door, or a missing drop or threshold seal, lets cold smoke pass — usually the first thing to spread in a fire.
Missing or Damaged Seals
Intumescent and smoke seals that are missing, painted over or damaged can't expand to close the gaps — so the door never reaches its rating.
Hinge & Fixing Faults
Fewer than three hinges, the wrong hinge type, or missing and loose screws let the door drop and warp, breaking the seal against the frame.
Self-Closing Failure
A fire door must close fully and latch from any angle. A missing, damaged or under-powered closer leaves it standing open when it matters most.
Latching, Locks & Ironmongery
Non-fire-rated latches, locks or handles — or a latch that won't hold the door shut against the closer — stop the doorset performing.
Glazing & Vision Panels
Non-fire-rated glass, damaged beading, or a vision panel cut in on site can't hold back fire — and voids the door's certification.
Unauthorised Alterations & Obstructions
Letterplates, cat flaps, extra locks or spy holes added after certification — or a door wedged and propped open — void the rating.
Signage & Ongoing Maintenance
Missing 'Fire Door Keep Shut' signage, and a lack of routine maintenance, mean faults go unnoticed and unmanaged over time.
Concerned About Your Fire Doors?
Don't wait until it's too late. I can spot these issues quickly—I've seen them all before. Most are easy fixes if caught early, but they can become expensive problems if left. I'll check everything properly and tell you exactly what needs doing.
Book a Fire Door InspectionWhy Professional Fire Door Inspections Matter
Most fire doors fail when they're actually checked—often over something small and fixable. Regular professional inspection and maintenance is what keeps yours working, and keeps you compliant with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Building Regulations Approved Document B.
- Fire doors fail professional inspection
- 75%
- Communal fire door checks required*
- Quarterly
- From first call to final report
- Same inspector
- Years of joinery & construction experience
- 35+
75% figure: Fire Door Inspection Scheme, based on 100,000+ inspections (2021). *Quarterly checks of communal fire doors apply in residential buildings over 11m under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
Key Fire Safety Regulations
Building Regulations
Approved Document B - Fire Safety: Volume 1 (Dwellings) and Volume 2 (Buildings other than dwellings)
RRO 2005
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 - Requires regular fire risk assessments and maintenance
British Standards
BS 9999:2017 and BS 8214:2016 - Fire safety design and fire door assembly standards
What My Customers Say
I'm proud to have earned the trust of clients across Yorkshire. Here's what they have to say about working with me.
If I could give more than 5 stars I would! Robert was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable, and was able to replace my old terrible fire door and make it compliant quickly and efficiently (which was not easy thanks to the very non-compliant state it was in to start with). All work was done to the highest standard, fast, competitively priced and with great communication. Plus he helped with an unforseen follow-up due to new floors which was above and beyond. Thank you so much!
I contacted Robert to survey the fire door of my York apartment. As a result of the survey, a new fire door was fitted. Both the survey and the subsequent door fitting were carried out to the highest standard and attention to detail. Thank you for all your help and advice Robert. I could not have found anyone better to carry out the work.
You read so many bad reviews about builders but I am delighted to say Cousy Joinery is not one of them. From the outset Robert was open, explained everything in detail, polite, extremely tidy, punctual - in fact everything you want a tradesperson should be. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending them for any work you need doing.
Mr Coulson gave careful and precise work professionally and was personally very easy to deal with. I would certainly employ him again for any future joinery needs.
Had a fire survey done on my apartment door by a previous company and no one could make head nor tail of it. I hired in Rob and he was friendly, knowledgeable and gave a full, clear breakdown of everything and the changes that needed to be made. Thank you so much!
We have been extremely pleased with the professionalism shown by Robert, and the quality of our new fire door. A very quick response and delivery, would highly recommend.
We would strongly recommend Coulsy Ltd for anyone looking for good-quality joinery work. We used Robert and Debbie for the installation of an external fire door. Their pre-installation advice was excellent. We are delighted with the installation of the door. It was fitted with real skill and precision, they take real thought in not just getting it functionally spot-on but aesthetically too. They also left the place tidier than before they started the work.
We're sorry we didn't know of this company sooner as we would have used them for other aspects of our project.
However, I will be certainly getting in touch with them for any future work.
I contracted Debbie and Robert to carry out fire safety repairs on my apartment door, following a request by the management company/freeholders. From start to finish they were a dream.
They carried out their own survey, which flagged other key aspects that needed addressing, which the one the management company carried out clearly missed. They were punctual, well prepared with all the materials they’d need, and kept in contact every step of the way. For works that turned out to be a whole-day job, they worked efficiently and I can’t believe how much they got done in that time, all to an amazing standard.
I felt I was in very safe hands throughout the whole process, and I’m very glad to have had such an excellent team tackle the job while keeping me content and informed throughout.
Amazing quality and attention to detail. No challenge too great.
I can testify that the joinery work rob produced for me was of an extremely high quality and would highly recommend him. If you have the chance to use him for a project you have do not hesitate because his quality work does not come along very often graeme kynman
Carried out a fire door installation for us.Very fast and great installation done. Strongly recommend.
Dementia Care Home - replacement of Joists and Floor. Highly recommend Coulsy Joinery, excellent workmanship and professional company, cleaned up all debris. Would definitely use again. Thank you.
