Fire Door Maintenance and Repair

Fire doors are only effective when they’re properly maintained. Even the highest-quality fire door can become non-compliant over time due to wear, building movement, heavy daily use, or incorrect alterations. In commercial buildings, that creates risk quickly, especially in high-traffic corridors, stairwells, service routes, and protected escape paths.

At Advanced Fire Protection (AFP Wales), we provide professional fire door maintenance, servicing and repairs for commercial premises across the UK. Headquartered in Wales and supported by the nationwide capability of the LS Fire Group, we make it easier for duty holders and facilities teams to keep fire doors compliant, functional, and audit-ready.

Whether you need routine maintenance, urgent remedial works following a failed inspection, or a structured programme across multiple sites, we deliver reliable fire door inspection and maintenance with the documentation you need to demonstrate compliance.

Fire door maintenance for commercial buildings

Commercial buildings place consistent pressure on fire doors. Frequent opening and closing, high footfall, delivery traffic, and day-to-day operational use can cause door components to loosen, degrade, or fail – sometimes without obvious warning.

That’s why the maintenance of fire doors must be proactive rather than reactive. Fire doors are not standard doors; they’re life safety systems designed to resist fire and smoke for a specified period. If gaps are excessive, seals are missing, or the door fails to self-close correctly, the door may no longer perform as intended in a fire.

We support organisations that need consistent fire door maintenance, including businesses, property managers, compliance leads, and facilities teams responsible for building safety.

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Fire door inspection services that identify risk early

Regular checks play a critical role in achieving and maintaining compliance. Our fire door inspection services are structured to provide clear outcomes and actionable next steps, not vague findings.

As part of our inspection process, we assess door condition and performance, including key compliance factors such as clearances, sealing, closing action, signage, damage, and hardware condition. Each inspection is backed by documented reporting, so you can evidence ongoing control of fire safety measures across the building.

Where issues are found, we provide a clear pass/fail outcome and prioritised remedial recommendations, helping teams schedule repairs efficiently and reduce risk quickly.
This practical approach is exactly what organisations look for when choosing reliable fire door maintenance companies: clarity, traceability, and a compliant outcome.

Ensuring compliance between inspections with fire door servicing

Fire door servicing sits between routine checks and repairs. It focuses on adjusting and maintaining the door’s essential performance elements to keep it operating safely and consistently, especially in high-use areas.

Our fire door servicing helps ensure that:

Doors close properly without obstruction
Hardware continues to function as intended
Seals remain effective and undamaged
Components are tightened, aligned, and adjusted as needed
Wear is addressed before it becomes a compliance failure

A well-serviced fire door is far less likely to fail an inspection, cause operational disruption, or require urgent replacement.

Fire door repair services (Minor, major and remedial works)

Minor fire door repairs

Minor issues can quickly become serious failures if ignored. Our team regularly carries out repairs such as replacing damaged seals, adjusting door closers, correcting alignment, and resolving hardware issues that prevent correct closing. These repairs often include work to:

Hinges and fixings
Door closers and closing speeds
Latches and handles
Intumescent and smoke seals
Door signage and safety markings

Addressing these points early helps maintain door integrity and avoids avoidable non-compliance.

Major fire door repairs

Major repairs typically involve more significant deterioration or damage, often caused by impact, persistent misuse, or long-term wear. In these cases, fire door performance may be compromised and require deeper intervention. Major fire door repairs may include:

Door leaf replacement
Frame repairs and rework
Re-hanging doors to restore correct operation
Correcting compatibility issues between components

This type of work is particularly important in buildings where escape routes rely on effective compartmentation.

Full remedial upgrades to restore compliance

Sometimes a fire door isn’t just “faulty”, it’s fundamentally non-compliant due to incorrect installation, unsuitable components, or unauthorised modification. Where required, we provide full remedial upgrades to bring doors back to standard.

These upgrades may include replacing non-compliant hardware, correcting clearances, improving sealing, or replacing doors entirely where safe repair isn’t possible. The priority is always restoring performance in line with fire safety requirements and ensuring the door functions as intended in an emergency.

This is a key reason so many duty holders choose experienced fire door repair companies rather than general contractors.

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Best-practice inspection frequency for fire door maintenance

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to maintenance frequency, because door use varies significantly across commercial buildings. However, best practice is clear: doors in high-use areas should be inspected more frequently than doors in low-traffic spaces. As a general principle, inspections should be more frequent where doors are:

Used continuously throughout the day
Located on main corridors or stairwells
Operating in areas with delivery or trolley traffic
Subject to heavy wear, impact, or misuse

Routine checks and planned maintenance programmes make compliance easier, reduce emergency call-outs, and prevent issues from escalating into costly remedial projects.

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Why choose AFP Wales for fire door inspection and maintenance?

There are many fire door maintenance companies and fire door repair companies operating across the UK, but commercial duty holders need more than just a quick fix, they need confidence that their fire doors are compliant, documented, and maintained to a standard that holds up under scrutiny. At AFP Wales, we provide:

A structured inspection and reporting process, including pass/fail outcomes and remedial recommendations
End-to-end service covering inspection, servicing, maintenance, and repair
Commercial sector experience across high-footfall, compliance-led premises
UK-wide delivery through the LS Fire Group network
Works completed with minimal disruption, supporting live environments and occupied buildings

Whether you need routine checks or full remedial support, our role is to help you maintain safe, compliant fire doors across your building.

Book fire door maintenance or repairs

If you need professional fire door maintenance, routine servicing, or reliable fire door repair support for a commercial building, we’re ready to help. We provide structured inspection programmes, compliant repairs, and documentation that gives duty holders confidence. Contact us today to arrange your fire door inspection and maintenance or to discuss a repair requirement across your site.

Fire safety is a responsibility that never rests and we’re here to implement complete fire protection for your business. Get in touch with our industry-leading experts to learn how we prevent fire, protect lives, and ensure compliance for you.

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Fire Door Maintenance & Repairs FAQs

What is included in fire door maintenance?: Fire door maintenance includes a combination of routine checks, adjustments, and preventative servicing designed to keep fire doors fully compliant and performing as intended. This typically covers confirming that the door leaf, frame, seals, and hardware remain compatible and undamaged, and that the door closes fully into the frame without obstruction. Maintenance checks also look at key performance indicators such as door alignment, opening/closing action, latch engagement, signage, and the condition of intumescent and smoke seals. In commercial environments where doors experience heavy daily use, proactive maintenance helps prevent small faults, such as loose hinges or degraded seals, from becoming compliance failures that require urgent repair or replacement.
What’s the difference between fire door servicing and fire door repair?: Fire door servicing is generally preventative and focuses on keeping doors working correctly through adjustment, tightening, and minor component upkeep, whereas fire door repair is corrective work required to fix faults that have already occurred or to restore non-compliant doors back to a safe standard. Servicing might involve calibrating door closers, checking latch function, adjusting hinges, or confirming that seals remain effective, particularly in high-footfall areas. Repairs are needed where a door is damaged, failing to self-close, has excessive gaps, has compromised seals, or has hardware that no longer meets performance requirements. Both are essential to compliance, but repair becomes especially important when an inspection identifies a failed door or where door performance has been impacted by wear, misuse, or building movement.
What are the most common fire door issues in commercial buildings?: Commercial buildings often experience fire door issues due to high traffic, operational pressures, and general wear and tear over time. Some of the most frequent problems include fire doors that fail to self-close or latch correctly, worn or incorrectly adjusted door closers, missing or damaged intumescent and smoke seals, excessive gaps between the door and frame, and loose or poorly fitted hinges. In many cases, fire doors are also compromised by unauthorised alterations such as hooks, wedges, or retainers that prevent correct closing and reduce fire resistance. Damage to the door leaf or frame, even seemingly minor splits, warping or impact marks, can also affect performance. Routine inspection and planned maintenance programmes are the most effective way to catch these issues early and reduce the risk of non-compliance.
How do I know if my fire door needs repair?: A fire door may need repair if it does not close smoothly, does not latch consistently, catches on the floor or frame, or shows visible signs of damage. You should also treat missing or damaged seals, broken or ineffective door closers, loose hinges, or excessive gaps as immediate warning signs, as these can prevent the door from performing as tested in a real fire scenario. In commercial environments, it’s common for doors to deteriorate gradually, meaning faults may be overlooked until a formal inspection takes place. If a fire door has been highlighted in your fire risk assessment, failed a recent inspection, or is located on a protected escape route, it’s best to arrange repair work promptly. Fire doors are only compliant when they function as a complete system, so addressing repairs early helps protect occupants and maintain legal compliance.
Can you carry out repairs following a failed fire door inspection?: We regularly support businesses following a failed inspection by delivering structured remedial works to restore compliance. After a fire door fails inspection, the priority is to understand why it failed and what’s required to correct it without compromising certification or performance. This may involve replacing seals, adjusting or replacing closers, repairing or replacing damaged hardware, correcting excessive clearances, or replacing door components where repair is not viable. We provide a clear scope of work and prioritise critical areas such as doors on escape routes, stairwells, and high-risk spaces. Once remedial works are completed, we can also support re-inspection and provide updated reporting so you have clear evidence that defects have been addressed and compliance restored.
Do you provide documentation and compliance reporting?: Our fire door inspection services include reporting and documentation designed to support compliance, audit readiness, and long-term building safety management. Following inspection, we provide clear pass/fail outcomes along with supporting notes, defect identification, and remedial recommendations so you can prioritise corrective action. This documentation helps duty holders demonstrate ongoing control of fire safety measures and provides a consistent record that can support fire risk assessments, internal compliance reviews, and external inspections. In commercial buildings where multiple responsible parties may be involved, such as property managers, facilities teams, and compliance leads, reliable reporting reduces confusion and allows remedials to be planned efficiently across the wider estate.
Can fire door repairs be completed in occupied buildings?: Fire door repairs are frequently carried out in occupied commercial environments such as offices, hotels, schools, and healthcare settings, and the work can be planned to minimise disruption. We take a practical approach to scheduling, helping maintain safe access routes and ensuring works are completed efficiently without affecting day-to-day operations more than necessary. Where doors protect key escape routes, repairs can be prioritised and phased to avoid compromising safety while work is underway. Many repairs, such as replacing seals or adjusting closers, can be completed quickly, while larger remedial upgrades or door replacements may require more detailed planning. Our focus is always on restoring compliance without causing unnecessary operational impact.
Do you cover the whole UK?: We’re headquartered in Wales, but we support customers across the UK through the nationwide delivery capability of the LS Fire Group. This makes us a strong choice for organisations with multiple sites or large commercial portfolios, as it enables consistent standards, consistent reporting, and planned servicing across different regions. Whether your property is local to South Wales or part of a wider UK estate, our team can provide fire door inspection, servicing, maintenance, and repair support that aligns with your compliance responsibilities and operational needs.

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