Fire door frames in Bedfordshire: what's involved
For fire door frames anywhere in Bedfordshire, one team handles the survey, supply, installation and handover, covering Luton, Bedford, Dunstable and the rest of the county.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Bedfordshire survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Bedfordshire before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
Bedfordshire has a mix of buildings, from purpose-built blocks to converted houses and commercial premises. We tailor the programme to the building, not the other way round.
Why frames fail inspections
Many fire door problems start with the frame: softwood linings too thin for the door, frames cut back to fit a previous door, frames loose in the wall, or gaps behind the architrave stuffed with ordinary foam or left open. A perfect leaf hung in a frame like that cannot be relied on.
Which fire door rules apply in Bedfordshire?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Bedfordshire are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Bedfordshire block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
The steps on a Bedfordshire installation
- Remove architraves and inspect frame fixing
- Decide repair, re-fix or replace
- Prepare the opening and fit the frame
- Pack and fix at specified centres
- Seal the frame-to-wall gap
- Photograph, fit architraves and make good
What does fire door frames cost in Bedfordshire?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Bedfordshire building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Fire door frames questions
Do you provide fire door frames across Bedfordshire?
Yes. We cover all of Bedfordshire, including Luton and Bedford. Surveys and written quotes are free.
Can I use expanding foam around a fire door frame?
Only a fire-rated foam with evidence for that use and gap size. Ordinary expanding foam is not suitable.
What is the frame-to-wall gap?
It is the space between the door frame and the surrounding wall, normally hidden by the architrave. If it is not filled with a suitable fire-resisting material, fire and smoke can pass around the door.