Notice to replace Front Door Flat door

Section62

Mr_Mister said:

Section62 said:

Mr_Mister said:

" During a recent Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) we carried out a visual inspection of all flat fire doors in your building to ensure they comply with British Standard 476 and are capable of preventing a fire from detrimentally affecting the means of escape route.

During this inspection we identified that your flat door, which is demised to you, under the terms of your lease and as such, you are responsible for maintaining, does not meet the relevant performance standard and as such requires replacement with a third party certified 30-minute fire door set, in accordance with current Building Regulations.

Having confirmed the door does need replacing it might be worth asking the council if they are replacing other ones in the block, and if so, can they quote you to have yours done at the same time.

Some councils/HA's won't do this, but some do.  If yours is one which does then it may be worth going down this route - even if not the cheapest quote - in order to save the hassle of getting consents and BC signoff and/or problems with finding your own installer and dealing with them.

Even though they are not council flats? 

Council or Housing Association - whichever is appropriate.  In your case HA, so I'd contact the person who sent you the letter, using whatever contact details there are on it.

Section62

gazebo said:

Jonboy_1984 said:

Did they have access to the property for the visual inspection, The rating tags would often only be visible in the open position as normally on one of the edges?

Our last flat was built in 1987 and had fire doors throughout the block, so a 2006 build without seems odd to me unless it has been replaced. 

Also if you do need work consider fd30 is the minimum requirement and fd60 isnt much more money..

Yes - as Jonboy_1984 said above

Check the outside edges of your door when it's open to look for any printing or stickers that may indicate it's a fire door. If you're unsure what to look for, do an internet search for fire doors and compare your door to what you find.

I believe fire doors are heavier than normal internal doors, so it is fairly simple to check. You could always share a photo of your door, open, sideish on with an edge showing, which would let folk here help you better 

In fact, a quick internet check on "is my door a fire door" took me to London Fire Brigade site, which explains what you need to look for

https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/safety/property-management/fire-doors/

It isn't just the door (as manufactured).  The assessment would also take into account how the door/frame has been installed and/or modified since original installation.

A sticker - if there is one - won't tell you that the door as installed is compliant.

gazebo

Thank you for explaining, armed with all of this information, the OP can now see if the door was a fire door in the first instance, then take the appropriate steps as you have explained