Fire door inspection in Penge
Flats above shops, with a back stair and a door from the stockroom.
Get a pricePenge is in the north west corner of the London Borough of Bromley.
Own the flats above a shop and the doors worth checking come down to a handful, though each of them carries a lot of weight.
The doors that count
A back door from the shop to a shared stair. A door at the foot of the stair, to the street. The front door of each flat at the top.
A fire in a shop below can get into the stair if the door between them is wedged or has no closer. We look for that first.
The flat above
The flat's own front door is the last line of defence between the stair and the people inside. We check the gaps and hinges, and whether a letterbox has been cut through it.
Who is responsible
Usually the freeholder, who could be the shop owner or a landlord living miles away. Whoever looks after the stair and the flats above has the duty for those shared parts, and your fire risk assessment should name them.
Small jobs
A set of flats over a shop is a small job. We would normally price it from the postcode and the number of flats. A small building starts from around £250 plus VAT.
We come from Luton, so we try to book Penge on the same day as other work in south east London.
Send the postcode and a rough number. A price comes back the same day.
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