Fire door certification requirements are less about obtaining a certificate than about keeping the door the certified door. A doorset is certified as tested: a specific leaf, frame, seals, hinges, closer and glazing, installed to the instructions. The requirement on the responsible person is that the door in the building matches that, and that the match is evidenced. Change a component and the door is no longer the certified doorset until the change is assessed. The fire door certification record on this site lists the components so the match can be checked, free.
What must match
The leaf and its label, the frame, the intumescent and smoke seals, the hinges, the closer, the glazing and any grille, and the gaps the installation instructions specify. The record holds each as certified; the check compares the door to the record. A replacement closer of another make is the commonest mismatch.
The installation
The doorset fitted to its instructions, by an installer who, where a scheme applies, is certified to fit it. The installation record on this site holds the installer, the scheme, the date and the evidence. A certified doorset badly fitted fails its certification at the frame.
When certification is lost
The door is assessed as found by a survey that states what it examined and what tolerance it applied, and the survey becomes the door's evidence in the record. The survey cost calculator on this site prices it per door. Assessment is the lawful route for older doors; it does not make them certified.
The law behind the requirement
Approved Document B says where the design needs a fire door; article 17 of the Fire Safety Order requires it kept in efficient working order; Regulation 10 requires the checks in tall residential buildings. Certification is how fitness is evidenced, not a requirement in itself. DoorsetBook Pro keeps the record per door with the checks.
Questions people ask about fire door certification requirements
Do replacement seals have to be the certified make?
The certification names the seals tested; a different make is a change to assess and record.
Who assesses an uncertified door?
A competent surveyor, whose report is the record's evidence. The routine check is not an assessment.
Is the record free?
Yes, without an account.