Guides
Nobody explains this stuff, so we did.
Fire door compliance is governed by standards most people never see, written for people who already understand them. That’s fine until you’re the one who has to sign something. We’ve written the plain-English versions.
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- AS 1851
- NSW AFSS
The NSW Annual Fire Safety Statement, step by step
What the annual fire safety statement is, who signs it, how the timing works, and where fire doors trip it up — in plain English.
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- AS 1905.1
- AS 1851
AS 1851 fire door inspections: how often, what’s checked, what to keep
How often fire doors have to be inspected, what an inspection actually looks at, what happens to defects, and the records you must keep — in plain English.
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- AS 1905.1
- NCC
Fire doors explained: what makes a door a fire door
What a fire door is, what its rating and tag tell you, and what “compliant” means under AS 1905.1, in plain English.
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- AS 1905.1
- AS 1851
The 10 fire door defects we find most, and how they’re fixed
The problems that fail fire doors at inspection, what each one looks like, why it matters, and what the fix usually is.
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- AS 1905.1
- AS 1851
Repair or replace? How we decide what a fire door needs
Most failed fire doors can be repaired. This guide explains which defects are a repair, which mean a new doorset, and what happens to the frame and hardware.
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- AS 1905.1
- AS 1851
- NCC
Fire door hardware: closers, latches, hinges, seals and exit devices
What each piece of fire door hardware has to do, why it has to match the door’s tested system, and the changes that most often take a door out of compliance.
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- AS 1905.1
- AS 1851
- NSW AFSS
The strata manager’s fire door checklist
What to check, keep and book for a building’s fire doors through the year, with a free one-page checklist to print.
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- AS 1905.1
- AS 1851
Asbestos fire doors: history, identifying them, and removing them safely
Many fire doors made before the late 1980s have an asbestos core, and a batch made as recently as 2021–2025 may too. How to tell, what SafeWork NSW requires before anyone touches one, what it means for maintenance, and why replacing them all at once usually costs less.
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- AS 1905.1
- AS 1851
- NSW AFSS
- NCC
Electronic smart locks on fire doors: a compliance guide
What makes a smart lock fire rated for your door, how to check it and re-use the existing cut-out, strata approval and paperwork — plus ten locks with current test evidence.
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- AS 1905.1
- AS 1851
- NSW AFSS
- NCC
Fire door glossary: the terms, in plain English
The words you’ll meet on fire door reports, tags and fire safety statements, explained in plain English.
Still have a question?
Send through the defect report, the inspection notice, or just a photo of the door. We’ll tell you what it needs — and if it doesn’t need us, we’ll tell you that too.