What fire door frames in Hampton should include
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Hampton, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Around Hampton, hotels, mixed-use office buildings and clinics 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 Hampton survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Hampton 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Architraves and making good
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
Which fire door rules apply in Hampton?
England's framework applies in Hampton. 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. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.
For blocks over 11 metres in Hampton, 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 Hampton?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after offices, older blocks of flats or converted houses. Whatever the building in Hampton, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Hampton installation
- 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
Prices for fire door frames in Hampton
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.
Nearby areas we cover from Hampton
Nearby towns we cover include Hanworth, Sunbury-on-Thames and Walton-on-Thames. Distance from Hampton does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Hampton
Do you cover TW12 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Hampton including TW12, and nearby towns such as Hanworth and Sunbury-on-Thames. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.