Fire door frames in Cricklewood, done to the evidence
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Cricklewood, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Around Cricklewood, shared houses, mixed-use office buildings and hotels 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.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Cricklewood jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out. In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Cricklewood survey.
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:
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
Rules and responsibilities in Cricklewood
In Cricklewood, 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. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.
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 Cricklewood 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 Cricklewood need fire door frames?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after offices, older blocks of flats or schools. Whatever the building in Cricklewood, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Cricklewood
- 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 Cricklewood
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.
Cricklewood and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Kilburn, Willesden, Chalk Farm and Notting Hill are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Cricklewood
Do you work in Cricklewood?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Cricklewood and the surrounding area, including Kilburn and Willesden. 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 Cricklewood 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.
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.