Fire door frames: our service in Bedford
If you need fire door frames in Bedford, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Around Bedford, schools, converted period houses and HMOs all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Bedford jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out. In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Bedford survey.
BS 8214:2026 and the frame-to-wall gap
The 2026 revision of BS 8214 strengthened its guidance on sealing the gap between the frame and the surrounding structure, listing material types such as stone wool, mastic and fire-rated foam, and putting the emphasis on using what the evidence supports. We fill and seal that gap with materials covered by the doorset's or sealant's test evidence and photograph it before the architraves go back on.
What you get:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Architraves and making good
What the rules say for Bedford
The rules that apply to fire doors in Bedford 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 Bedford 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.
Who needs fire door frames in Bedford?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after offices, schools or older blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Bedford, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Bedford
- 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 Bedford?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Bedford building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Bedford
We also cover towns near Bedford, including Ampthill (12.1 km away), St Neots and Rushden. If your building is in MK40 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Bedford
Is Bedford within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Bedford in Bedfordshire and neighbouring towns such as Ampthill. There is no charge for the survey.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.
Why do you photograph the frame before fitting architraves?
Because the fixing and sealing are hidden once the architraves go on. Photographs give you evidence that the hidden work was done correctly.