Fire door frames in Carshalton, done to the evidence
If you need fire door frames in Carshalton, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Around Carshalton, student accommodation, hotels and shared houses all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Carshalton survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Carshalton 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:
- 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
What the rules say for Carshalton
England's framework applies in Carshalton. 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 Carshalton sits with the London Fire Brigade.
For blocks over 11 metres in Carshalton, 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 Carshalton?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Carshalton can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are older blocks of flats and converted houses, though single doors for schools are just as welcome.
How a Carshalton 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
Guide prices in Carshalton
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Carshalton building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Carshalton
Nearby towns we cover include Wallington, Sutton and Mitcham. Distance from Carshalton does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Carshalton
Do you work in Carshalton?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Carshalton and the surrounding area, including Wallington and Sutton. 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 Carshalton 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.