Fire door frames: our service in Chester-le-Street
If you need fire door frames in Chester-le-Street, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Chester-le-Street, fire door work covers everything from small blocks of flats to schools. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Chester-le-Street 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 Chester-le-Street survey.
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:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
Rules and responsibilities in Chester-le-Street
The rules that apply to fire doors in Chester-le-Street 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 Chester-le-Street 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Chester-le-Street
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after schools, offices or converted houses. Whatever the building in Chester-le-Street, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Chester-le-Street
- 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 Chester-le-Street?
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for fire door frames is £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Chester-le-Street and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Washington, Houghton-Le-Spring, Stanley and Durham are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Chester-le-Street
Do you work in Chester-le-Street?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Chester-le-Street and the surrounding area, including Washington and Houghton-Le-Spring. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Chester-le-Street?
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.
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.