Fire door inspection in Erith
Flats going up beside the river, and older blocks that have stood a lot longer.
Get a priceErith has a river frontage, and a lot of it has been redeveloped.
Along the water there are blocks of flats that are not that old. A few streets back, there are older estate blocks and rows of terraced houses with a corner shop.
That gives us two different questions to answer.
Newer flats on the riverside
For these, the main thing is whether the doors were fitted properly. Developers work to a programme, and joinery is rushed when the programme slips.
We look for the faults that turn up in fast builds. See our page on new-build flat doors for the full list.
Older blocks
Older blocks have usually had their doors changed more than once. A council round of works replaced the entrance doors in 1990, then tenants who bought their flats changed them again.
We often meet a landing with four doors, no two alike. One is a good certified door with its label. One is a hollow flush door, which will not hold fire. One has been given a pane of glass.
Every one of those is a different recommendation, and that is why we do it door by door.
Which fire brigade
Erith is in the London Borough of Bexley, so the London Fire Brigade is the fire service. The council is Bexley.
If you manage a block here and have had a visit from an officer, we can help you answer what they wrote.
Thamesmead edge
Thamesmead is a few minutes away and we take work there too.
Some buildings there are reached by open decks, so flat doors face outwards rather than into a corridor. That changes what smoke does and what the wind does to a closer. We look at both.
Travel
Erith is close to Dartford, only a short drive along the river. From Luton we plan about an hour and a quarter.
Questions we get asked
Do I need to check doors in each flat of an older estate block?
If you are the responsible person for the block, you should know the state of the flat entrance doors. We can arrange access with residents.
Are riverside flats less risky because they are newer?
Newer is better on average, but we still find faults. A check shows you which doors are fine.
Send us the postcode and a rough count of doors. A price comes back the same day.
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