Fire door frames in Bournemouth: what's involved
Looking for fire door frames in Bournemouth? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Bournemouth and the wider Dorset area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Bournemouth has a broad mix of buildings, including GP surgeries, industrial units and converted period houses, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
We photograph every frame we fix in Bournemouth before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Bournemouth 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:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Architraves and making good
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
The regulations behind fire doors in Bournemouth
In Bournemouth, 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 Bournemouth 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.
Which buildings in Bournemouth need fire door frames?
Typical settings for fire door frames include schools, older blocks of flats and converted houses. In Bournemouth, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
Our process in Bournemouth
- 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 Bournemouth?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Bournemouth building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Bournemouth and nearby
Beyond Bournemouth itself we also cover nearby towns such as Christchurch (7.1 km), Poole and New Milton. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Common questions
Do you cover BH2 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Bournemouth including BH2, and nearby towns such as Christchurch and Poole. The survey and written quote are free.
How quickly can you survey in Bournemouth?
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 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.