Schools and colleges
We work around the school timetable, and every operative is enhanced DBS checked.
Find out moreCompliance You Can Trust, Protection You Can Rely On
Fire door inspection, installation and remediation for schools, healthcare and commercial estates.
Before you call
Fire door installation and remediation: what BS 8214 requires
A fire door only holds its rating if it is fitted within tolerance. Our guide to the British Standard covers gaps, seals and ironmongery in plain English, so you know what to check before anyone signs it off.
Read the guideBefore you call
Fire door installation and remediation: what BS 8214 requires
A fire door only holds its rating if it is fitted within tolerance. Our guide to the British Standard covers gaps, seals and ironmongery in plain English, so you know what to check before anyone signs it off.
Read the guideWhy estates teams choose Sentinel
24-hour call-out
Fire doors play a vital role in protecting your building and the people inside. That's why we offer a nationwide, 24-hour call-out service to respond when you need us most.
Find out moreFireQual-qualified and BlueSky-certified
An independent body assesses our competence. That is what your fire risk assessor and insurer will ask to see.
Proven with high-profile clients
From Forbes-listed clients to Michelin-starred restaurants. No matter the location or client, every project gets the same high-level, compliant workmanship.
What we do
Sentinel Projects is a UK fire door specialist providing inspection, installation, remediation and passive fire stopping for schools, colleges, hospitals and commercial estates. We are FireQual-qualified and BlueSky-certified, and we cover Northampton, Cambridge, Oxford, London and the rest of the UK.
Two directors, one vision
Sentinel Projects is run by two directors who both still work on site, not from behind a desk. Between them they bring an NVQ Level 3 in carpentry, an NVQ Level 6 in site management, a FireQual qualification, BlueSky certification and over a decade of hands-on experience in fire door installation and remediation.
Every project is held to the same standard, from the first survey to the final certificate. That standard has held on buildings ranging from Forbes-listed clients, to The Savoy in London, to schools, hospitals and managed portfolios across the country.
Both directors and all staff are enhanced-DBS background checked, which matters in schools and healthcare settings where that is not optional.
Our services
Inspection
A photographed report showing which doors pass and which need work, in a format your fire risk assessor and insurer will accept.
Find out moreInstallation
BM TRADA-certified doorsets, supplied and fitted within a timeframe that suits your needs.
Find out moreRemediation
Did you know that not every failed fire door has to be replaced? Remediation allows us to upgrade your current doors without the need to change them.
Find out moreFire stopping
Fire stopping helps prevent fire and smoke from spreading through gaps and openings in your building. We protect these vulnerable areas to help keep people safe and limit damage.
Find out moreStraight answers to fair questions
“Our doors look fine.”
We often hear this phrase, but unfortunately even the competent persons we meet regularly often miss the details that make a door compliant.
“We already have a contractor.”
Call us when you need a second opinion, extra capacity, or a fast turnaround before an inspection deadline. Plenty of our clients started with one job when their usual supplier could not fit them in.
“We cannot afford the disruption.”
From busy schools to occupied hospital wards, we plan our work around you. We work during term time, outside normal hours or in phases to keep disruption to a minimum.
“How do we justify the spend?”
Failing an inspection doesn't automatically mean huge costs. We work with the doors you already have and only recommend replacements when absolutely necessary.
How it works
Book a fire door surveySurvey
We inspect your doors and tell you what passes and what needs work.
Report and quote
You get a clear, photographed report and a transparent price.
The work
We install or remediate around your schedule.
Certification
You get the certificates and records your inspector and insurer need.
Fire door compliance by sector
Facilities management
Our clients choose us for complete fire safety support, with every aspect of their building's protection managed by one trusted team.
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HMOs and residential blocks
We provide fire door inspections tailored to your property, including quarterly checks when necessary, to help keep residents safe and support your fire safety obligations.
Find out moreNot sure if you need fire doors at all?
If your building is anything other than a single private house, the answer is almost always yes, at least somewhere in it. Fire doors are required on escape routes in commercial buildings, in the shared parts of flats and HMOs, and increasingly on individual flat entrance doors too.
Which doors, and what rating, depends on your building. Our guide breaks it down by building type, or call us for a straight answer.
Common questions
Almost certainly, unless your building is a single private house. Read our full guide on which buildings need fire doors and where, or call us for a straight answer on your building.
No. It is a paid service in its own right, and there is no obligation to book work with us afterwards.
Around half a day per door for standard work. Bigger jobs take longer, and your survey report gives a timescale before anything is booked.
Yes, through regular inspection. We can carry out the quarterly or annual checks your building needs by law and remediate anything that drifts out of tolerance.
Know where your fire doors stand within 24 hours
Within 24 hours, you'll have the survey report in your hands.
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