Fire door inspection in Swanley
Small blocks, flats over shops and business units on the edge of Kent.
Get a priceSwanley sits right on the edge of Greater London, and the buildings around the station are close together.
You get small blocks of flats of three or four storeys, flats over the shops in the town centre, and units on the industrial roads further out.
Most of these buildings are not tall. That means the three-monthly rule for blocks over 11 metres does not apply to them. It does not mean the doors can be ignored.
The small block
A block of eight or ten flats, with a shared stairwell and a managing agent, is the most common thing we are asked about in a town like this.
The communal doors are few. A door at the bottom of the stairs, one on each landing, perhaps a bin store and a meter cupboard.
The meter cupboard is the one to watch. It is usually a plain door with a cheap latch and no seals, and it opens off the escape route.
We check each one and give you a list.
Above the shops
Flats over shops share a building with a different kind of risk below them. A shop has stock, and a back room full of boxes.
The door that separates the shop from the stairs to the flats is the most important one in the building. We look at it with particular care.
The units
On a unit estate, the doors are between the warehouse and a small office, to staff areas and to plant. Our page on workplaces and business parks explains what we look for.
Which fire service
Swanley is in Kent, so Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers it. The local authority is Sevenoaks District Council. Bexley is close by, but over the border it is the London Fire Brigade.
If you are not sure which side your building is on, send the postcode.
Getting here
From Luton it is around an hour and a quarter, round the M25. It is a short hop from Swanley to Dartford, so we often put the two together.
Questions we get asked
Our block is only three storeys. Is an inspection worth it?
If it has flats, the fire doors protect the only way out. Height changes the timetable the law sets, not the value of the check.
Do you do just a few doors?
Yes. Send us the number and we will say what it will take.
Send us the postcode and a rough count of doors. A price comes back the same day.
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