Fire door frames for Huntingdon buildings
From the PE29 postcode district outwards, we take on fire door frames across Huntingdon for homes, blocks and workplaces.
In and around Huntingdon, fire door work covers everything from schools to small offices. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Huntingdon survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Huntingdon 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.
Each installation includes:
- Architraves and making good
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
The regulations behind fire doors in Huntingdon
The rules that apply to fire doors in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon 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.
Where fire door frames fit in Huntingdon
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after older blocks of flats, offices or converted houses. Whatever the building in Huntingdon, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Huntingdon
- 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 Huntingdon?
As a guide, budget £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. The figure for your Huntingdon building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Around Huntingdon
Huntingdon is about 27.4 km from Peterborough, and we cover both, along with nearby St Neots and Cambridge. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Huntingdon
Do you work in Huntingdon?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Huntingdon and the surrounding area, including St Neots and Cambridge. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Huntingdon building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.
Can a new frame be fitted to my existing door?
Sometimes, if the frame is compatible with the door's certification. Often it is simpler and better evidenced to replace the whole doorset.