What fire door frames in Hailsham should include
Our fire door frames service in Hailsham is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Hailsham has a broad mix of buildings, including schools, light industrial buildings and care homes, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Hailsham survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Hailsham 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Architraves and making good
Fire door law for Hailsham properties
England's framework applies in Hailsham. 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 Hailsham, 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 Hailsham
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after converted houses, offices or schools. Whatever the building in Hailsham, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Hailsham
- 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
Budgeting for fire door frames in Hailsham
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Hailsham as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Hailsham and neighbouring towns
We also cover towns near Hailsham, including Eastbourne (10.6 km away), Seaford and Bexhill-on-Sea. If your building is in BN27 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Hailsham
Do you work in Hailsham?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Hailsham and the surrounding area, including Eastbourne and Seaford. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Hailsham building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.