Fire door frames: our service in Hadley Wood
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Hadley Wood, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Fire doors in Hadley Wood protect escape routes in hotels, schools and care homes 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 Hadley Wood survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Hadley Wood before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
The regulations behind fire doors in Hadley Wood
The rules that apply to fire doors in Hadley Wood are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.
Where a Hadley Wood block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Who needs fire door frames in Hadley Wood?
Typical settings for fire door frames include converted houses, schools and offices. In Hadley Wood, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
How a Hadley Wood 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 Hadley Wood
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 Hadley Wood and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Barnet, Potters Bar, Enfield Town and Finchley are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Hadley Wood
Do you cover EN4 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Hadley Wood including EN4, and nearby towns such as Barnet and Potters Bar. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Hadley Wood 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.
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.
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.