Fire Door Inspection Checklist
A free fire door inspection checklist for the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 — check gaps, seals, closers, hinges, and glazing against each door reference.
Quarterly (communal doors) and annually (flat entrance doors) in buildings over 11m; otherwise per the fire risk assessment
A competent person — the responsible person, FM team, or a specialist fire door inspector
Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 / BS 8214
A fire door inspection confirms that a fire door assembly will resist fire and smoke — checking the gaps, seals, closer, hinges, glazing, and signage as a working whole. Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, responsible persons in buildings over 11m must check communal fire doors quarterly and flat entrance doors annually. This checklist covers the routine visual and functional inspection recorded against each door.
Fire Door Inspection Checklist: what to check
Gaps
Even gap around the leaf, within tolerance (typically ~3mm)
Seals
Intumescent and smoke seals intact, continuous, and undamaged
Closing
Door closes fully onto the latch from any open position
Self-closer
Operates correctly and is not disconnected or too weak to latch
Hinges
Secure with all fixings present (typically 3 hinges)
Glazing
Vision panels and beading intact and fire-rated
Signage
'Fire door keep shut/locked' signage present as required
Held open
Door not wedged or propped without an approved hold-open device
Leaf & frame
No damage, splitting, or unauthorised alterations
Record
Inspection logged against the individual door reference
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Common inspection failures
- Doors wedged or propped open, defeating compartmentation
- Gaps too large after settlement or rehanging
- Self-closers disconnected or too weak to latch the door
- Damaged, painted-over, or missing intumescent and smoke seals
- Unauthorised alterations — new locks, letterboxes, or non-rated glazing
- Missing or incorrect signage
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