Independent and impartial fire door inspections and clear photographic reports across East Cornwall and the Tamar Valley — from Saltash and Torpoint to Liskeard, Launceston and Bude.
Cornwall sits just across the Tamar from my Devon base, so the eastern side of the county is very much part of my patch.
Whether you cross by the Tamar Bridge and Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, or take the chain ferry over from Torpoint, I can reach East Cornwall and the Tamar Valley easily — covering the towns nearest the border like Saltash, Torpoint, Callington, Liskeard, Launceston and Bude, and travelling further into the county by arrangement for larger surveys and portfolios.
Cornwall's building stock is unlike anywhere else. Tourism shapes much of it — hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, self-catering cottages and the county's many holiday and caravan parks all carry duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and their fire doors protect guests who don't know the building.
Add the student housing around Falmouth and Penryn, the care homes and NHS sites served by the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske, and the purpose-built flats and conversions in the market towns, and there's a real spread of premises where fire doors need to actually work.
I'm a fully independent and impartial inspector — I don't sell or fit doors and I don't do the remedial work, so the report you get is impartial.
Every door is photographed and given a clear pass or fail against BS 8214:2026, with a prioritised list of anything that needs putting right and records formatted to support Regulation 10 and your fire risk assessment. Tell me how many doors you have and I'll come back with a firm, no-obligation quote.
Why choose a local, independent inspector?
Cornwall is a long county, and a lot of national firms won't travel this far south west without loading the price. Working from just over the Devon border, I can reach East Cornwall and the Tamar Valley without the big call-out premiums, give you a straight answer in plain English, and be at the end of the phone if you have a question later. Because I'm independent, the only thing I'm selling is an honest inspection — never the repairs.
From seafront apartment blocks and retirement flats to Victorian terraces converted into HMOs, Cornwall has a wide mix of residential and commercial premises.
Regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 bites on blocks of flats over 11 metres — Cornwall has fewer tall buildings than a city, but 11m still catches plenty of mid-rise blocks, converted seafront properties and student accommodation, where common-part doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors at least yearly.
Everywhere else falls under the Fire Safety Order 2005, which requires fire doors to be kept in efficient working order:
In all of them, a competent inspection is the simplest way to demonstrate your doors will hold back fire and smoke when it matters.
Not sure which rules apply to your Cornwall building? Read my plain-English guide to Regulation 10 and the Fire Safety Order.
Cornwall lives and breathes tourism, and hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, self-catering cottages and holiday parks all sit squarely under the Fire Safety Order 2005.
I inspect the fire doors that protect guests who don't know the layout — bedroom, corridor and stairway doors, and the routes out — so you can evidence compliance for your insurer and your fire risk assessment ahead of the season.
For blocks of flats over 11 metres — including seafront apartments, retirement developments and converted buildings — Regulation 10 means common-part fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors at least yearly.
I survey, number and log every door so you have a defensible register and records that satisfy Reg 10.
From student houses around Falmouth and Penryn to shared homes in the market towns, HMOs come with strict fire-door duties tied to licensing.
I check every fire door against current standards and give you clear evidence to satisfy Cornwall Council's licensing conditions and protect your tenants.
Care homes, supported living, schools and healthcare premises are full of people who may not be able to escape quickly, so their fire doors are critical.
I provide thorough, methodical inspections and clear reporting that supports your compliance and gives inspectors and families confidence.
My coverage focuses on East Cornwall and the Tamar Valley — the towns nearest the Devon border such as Saltash, Torpoint, Callington, Liskeard, Launceston and Bude, plus the Rame Peninsula and Looe. I'm happy to travel further into the county — towards Bodmin, St Austell, Truro and the west — for whole-building surveys and portfolios; just get in touch and I'll let you know.
Yes. Holiday accommodation, guesthouses, B&Bs and hotels are non-domestic premises under the Fire Safety Order 2005, so their fire doors must be kept in good working order. It's worth booking an inspection before the main season, so any remedial work can be sorted while you're quieter.
It applies to residential buildings over 11 metres — usually around five storeys or more. Cornwall has fewer high-rises than a big city, but the 11m threshold still catches many mid-rise blocks, seafront apartment conversions, retirement flats and student halls. If you're a freeholder or managing agent and unsure whether your block qualifies, I can help you work it out.
I'm an independent inspector working from just over the border in Devon, which puts East Cornwall and the Tamar Valley comfortably within reach across the Tamar Bridge or on the Torpoint ferry. You get a genuinely local, personal service without the travel premiums national firms tend to add for jobs this far south west.
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