How quickly can you arrange a fire door survey in Bromley?

Standard bookings in Bromley are confirmed within one working day. For PPM contract customers, emergency call-outs (fire alarm fault, enforcement notice, post-incident) carry a 4-working-hour response.

My block in Bromley is under 11 metres — do the Regulation 10 fire door checks still apply?

The scheduled quarterly and annual checks under Regulation 10 apply to residential buildings whose top storey is above 11 metres. Below that height the duty doesn’t vanish — it changes shape: the Fire Safety Order still requires fire doors to be maintained as effective fire precautions, your fire risk assessment should say how that is being achieved, and Regulation 10 separately requires residents of all multi-occupied residential buildings to be given fire door information. A periodic professional survey is the practical way to evidence all of it.

How big should the gap be around a fire door?

Typically 2–4 mm at the top and sides. At the threshold, follow the door manufacturer’s installation instructions and keep the gap as small as practicable; where smoke control is required the gap should not exceed 3 mm, or the threshold should be sealed.

Can a fire door be wedged open?

Never — unless on a certified hold-open device linked to the fire alarm system.

Fire Door Surveys & Inspections in Bromley

Fire Door Surveys & Inspections in Bromley: what’s different here

Bromley is London’s largest borough by area, with listed and conservation-area stock at one end of its range and new build-to-rent towers approved near Bromley South at the other. If you are responsible for a residential building over 11 metres, Regulation 10 applies: communal fire doors checked every three months, flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Our fire door surveys in Bromley cover both duties in one visit — every door photographed, tagged and ranked in a prioritised defect register.

Regulation 10 applies to blocks whose top storey is above 11 metres — typically more than four storeys. Government guidance puts the working figure for gaps at no more than 4mm at the sides and top, and the record-keeping duty includes noting where a resident refused access for a flat-entrance check.
In September 2025 the council approved One Westmoreland Road near Bromley South — 138 homes in a cluster of new residential buildings. Every new residential building over 11 metres carries Regulation 10 door-check duties from the day it is occupied.
At roughly 150 square kilometres across 22 wards — about 30% bigger than the next-largest borough — Bromley holds over 45 conservation areas and a wide spread of historic and listed buildings. In older stock, a failed fire door can often be upgraded in place (seals, closers, ironmongery) rather than replaced.
For HMO landlords: Bromley currently operates only the mandatory national HMO licensing scheme (5 or more occupants from 2 or more households) — no additional or selective schemes — but licensed or not, HMO fire doors still have to be adequate for the escape routes your fire risk assessment identifies. Scheme designations change; the council’s pages have the current position.

Fire Door Surveys & Inspections for Bromley buildings

Fire doors hold back fire and smoke long enough to evacuate the building. Under Regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, Responsible Persons of residential buildings over 11 metres must check fire doors in communal areas at least every 3 months, and use best endeavours to check flat entrance doors at least every 12 months.

What we deliver in Bromley

FDIS-qualified inspections of every fire-rated door set.
Photographic report, asset tag, defect register and prioritised remediation plan.
Replacement of failed door sets with third-party certified products (BWF Certifire / BM TRADA).
Intumescent seal, smoke seal and ironmongery upgrades.

Why this matters in Bromley

Common defects — excessive gaps, missing intumescent strips, painted-over hinges, unrated closers — render the entire door non-compliant. Post-Grenfell, this is one of the highest enforcement focus areas in the country.

Standards we work to

BS 8214 (Installation)BS 9999 (Use)Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 — Regulation 10FDIS / BWF Certifire

Frequently asked

Cost depends on building size, complexity and access. Most bookings in Bromley are quoted within one working day of survey — call 0208 059 4836 for an immediate ball-park.