Fire door frames: our service in Exeter
When you book fire door frames in Exeter, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
Fire doors in Exeter protect escape routes in offices, care homes and schools alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
We photograph every frame we fix in Exeter before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Exeter jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
Why frames fail inspections
Many fire door problems start with the frame: softwood linings too thin for the door, frames cut back to fit a previous door, frames loose in the wall, or gaps behind the architrave stuffed with ordinary foam or left open. A perfect leaf hung in a frame like that cannot be relied on.
Each installation includes:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
Rules and responsibilities in Exeter
In Exeter, 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 Exeter 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 Exeter
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after schools, older blocks of flats or converted houses. Whatever the building in Exeter, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Exeter 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
What does fire door frames cost in Exeter?
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.
Covering Exeter and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Heavitree, Exmouth and Tiverton. Distance from Exeter does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you work in Exeter?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Exeter and the surrounding area, including Heavitree and Exmouth. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
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.
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.