Fire door frames for Luton buildings
If you need fire door frames in Luton, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Luton protect escape routes in purpose-built blocks of flats, care homes and schools alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Luton survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Luton jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
Frames on their own
Where a leaf is sound but the frame is not, a new compatible frame can sometimes be fitted to the existing leaf, provided the combination is supported by the leaf's certification. More often, a frame replacement is part of a doorset installation.
As standard, the work covers:
- Architraves and making good
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
Fire door law for Luton properties
England's framework applies in Luton. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Luton, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Who needs fire door frames in Luton?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after schools, older blocks of flats or offices. Whatever the building in Luton, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Luton job runs
- 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
Guide prices in Luton
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Luton as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Luton
Beyond Luton itself we also cover nearby towns such as Dunstable (7.3 km), Harpenden and Hitchin. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Questions from Luton
Do you work in Luton?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Luton and the surrounding area, including Dunstable and Harpenden. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Luton?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.