Getting fire door frames right in Canary Wharf
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Canary Wharf, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Canary Wharf protect escape routes in schools, converted flats and student accommodation 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 Canary Wharf survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Canary Wharf jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
BS 8214:2026 and the frame-to-wall gap
The 2026 revision of BS 8214 strengthened its guidance on sealing the gap between the frame and the surrounding structure, listing material types such as stone wool, mastic and fire-rated foam, and putting the emphasis on using what the evidence supports. We fill and seal that gap with materials covered by the doorset's or sealant's test evidence and photograph it before the architraves go back on.
On a typical job that means:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
Rules and responsibilities in Canary Wharf
England's framework applies in Canary Wharf. 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Canary Wharf sits with the London Fire Brigade.
For blocks over 11 metres in Canary Wharf, 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.
Who needs fire door frames in Canary Wharf?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after converted houses, offices or older blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Canary Wharf, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf?
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 Canary Wharf and nearby
We also cover towns near Canary Wharf, including Bow (2.3 km away), Canning Town and Greenwich. If your building is in E14 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Canary Wharf
Do you work in Canary Wharf?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Canary Wharf and the surrounding area, including Bow and Canning Town. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Canary Wharf?
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.
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.