Fire door frames: our service in Brighton
Looking for fire door frames in Brighton? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Brighton and the wider East Sussex area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Fire doors in Brighton protect escape routes in student accommodation, care homes and clinics alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Brighton survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Brighton 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
Rules and responsibilities in Brighton
England's framework applies in Brighton. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Brighton, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Buildings and duty holders in Brighton
The need for fire door frames usually arises in schools or converted houses, and sometimes older blocks of flats. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Brighton to keep escape routes protected throughout.
The steps on a Brighton 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
Guide prices in Brighton
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 Brighton and nearby
Beyond Brighton itself we also cover nearby towns such as Hove (2.0 km), Portslade and Rottingdean. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Questions from Brighton
Is Brighton within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Brighton in East Sussex and neighbouring towns such as Hove. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Brighton?
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.
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.
Why do you photograph the frame before fitting architraves?
Because the fixing and sealing are hidden once the architraves go on. Photographs give you evidence that the hidden work was done correctly.