Fire door frames in St Neots: what's involved
Our fire door frames service in St Neots is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Around St Neots, schools, small offices and small blocks of flats 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.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every St Neots survey. We photograph every frame we fix in St Neots before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Architraves and making good
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
Rules and responsibilities in St Neots
In St Neots, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your St Neots building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Where fire door frames fit in St Neots
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in St Neots can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are older blocks of flats and offices, though single doors for schools are just as welcome.
The steps on a St Neots 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 St Neots?
As a guide, budget £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. The figure for your St Neots 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.
St Neots and neighbouring towns
St Neots is about 39.7 km from Peterborough, and we cover both, along with nearby Huntingdon and Bedford. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Do you work in St Neots?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in St Neots and the surrounding area, including Huntingdon and Bedford. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in St Neots?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.
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.