Fire Door Maintenance in Towton
I'm Robert — a FireQual qualified fire door inspector covering Towton. Most fire doors don't fail dramatically; they drift out of compliance — a seal comes off, a closer gets tired, a gap opens up. I'll come out, go door by door, and put it right before it becomes an enforcement issue.
Available for quotes and enquiries
Why doors drift and why it matters
Fire doors are mechanical — they get slammed, wedged open, hit with trolleys, and the seals get painted over. Six months of that and a door that passed its last inspection can be technically non-compliant. That's what maintenance catches.
6-monthly is the baseline
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order expects fire doors to be checked at least every six months — more often for high-traffic commercial sites. Regular visits keep you compliant without the drama of a failed FRA.
Catch the small stuff early
A £30 seal replacement is a lot cheaper than a failed inspection, an enforcement notice, or a full doorset swap. Most maintenance visits are small adjustments — the compounding kind that keeps doors out of trouble.
Insurer and RP paper trail
Every visit gets a short written record — what was checked, what was done, photos where relevant. If your insurer or Responsible Person asks for evidence, you've got it.
Local to Towton
I cover Towton and Yorkshire daily, so scheduled visits are easy to keep. Emergency jobs — closer gone, door damaged, won't shut — get fitted in where capacity allows.
What a maintenance visit covers
Real work on each door, not a tick-box exercise.
Condition check
Every door on the contract looked at properly — leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, vision panel, ironmongery — against the same checklist used for a full inspection.
- • Door by door, not spot-check
- • Photos of anything borderline
- • Gap & closer measurements recorded
- • Written visit record
Seals, hinges, closers
The three things that fail most — intumescent and smoke seals, hinges, and door closers. I replace or adjust on the visit where I can, so most issues are resolved before I leave.
- • Intumescent seal replacement
- • Smoke seal replacement
- • Closer adjustment or swap
- • Hinge tightening / replacement
Gap adjustment & rehanging
Gaps that have opened up past 3mm (head/jambs) or 8mm (threshold) lose the rating. I rehang, adjust or plane where needed so doors meet spec again.
- • Head & jamb gap checks
- • Threshold gap adjustment
- • Rehanging dropped doors
- • Minor timber repairs
Urgent repairs
Closer sheared off, door damaged in a tenant incident, won't shut after a break-in — get in touch and I'll fit it in where I can. Make-safe same visit, full repair as soon as parts allow.
- • Priority callout
- • Temporary make-safe
- • Full repair visit scheduled
- • Parts sourced quickly
Maintenance contracts
Fixed-schedule 6- or 3-monthly contracts so you don't have to chase it. Works well for HMO portfolios, care homes, schools, and managed blocks.
- • 6-monthly or quarterly
- • Priced per door, transparently
- • Reminders before each visit
- • Same inspector every time
Visit records for your RP
After each visit you get a short written record — what I looked at, what I did, photos of anything I replaced. Goes straight into your building's fire safety file.
- • Per-visit written record
- • Photos of changed items
- • Annotated action list
- • Emailed same day
How a maintenance contract runs
Baseline visit first
For a new contract I come to Towton, log every door, and note its starting condition. You get that as a written baseline — useful if an insurer or enforcement officer ever asks what state the doors were in.
Agree the schedule
6-monthly suits most buildings; 3-monthly for high-traffic commercial. I price per door, transparently, so you can see exactly what you're paying for. No surprise invoices at year-end.
Each visit
I work through every door in a consistent order. Small stuff gets done on the visit — seals, closer adjustments, hinge tightening. Anything bigger gets quoted before I leave so you decide whether to proceed.
Written record, same day
You get an email summary of the visit — doors checked, items replaced, anything recommended, photos. Add it to your building's fire safety file and you've got your paper trail.
Qualifications and standards
The bits that matter when an insurer or RP asks who's maintaining your doors.
My qualifications
- FireQual Fire Door Inspector
- CSCS Gold Card holder
- City & Guilds qualified (since 1989)
- Fully insured, VAT registered
Standards I work to
- Approved Document B (Building Regs)
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- BS 8214:2016 — fire door assemblies
- BS 9999:2017 — fire safety in buildings
Nearby Areas
I provide fire door services for clients near Towton, whether you're in a village, town or city. Let me know where you're based — I'll do my best to help.
Get a quote
Tell me the building type, roughly how many doors, and whether you've had a recent inspection — I'll come back with a sensible schedule and a per-door price.
Get Your Fire Door Quote
Ready to ensure your fire safety compliance? Get in touch for a professional inspection and quote.
Prefer to call?
Robert: 07544 030486