Fire door frames for Hayes buildings
From the UB3 postcode district outwards, we take on fire door frames across Hayes for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Hayes has a broad mix of buildings, including restaurants, student accommodation and shared houses, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Hayes 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 Hayes survey.
Why frames fail inspections
Many fire door problems start with the frame: softwood linings too thin for the door, frames cut back to fit a previous door, frames loose in the wall, or gaps behind the architrave stuffed with ordinary foam or left open. A perfect leaf hung in a frame like that cannot be relied on.
What you get:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Architraves and making good
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
Which fire door rules apply in Hayes?
England's framework applies in Hayes. 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 Hayes, 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Hayes
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 Hayes, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Hayes 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
Budgeting for fire door frames in Hayes
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Hayes building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Hayes
We also cover towns near Hayes, including Southall (3.7 km away), Heston and Greenford. If your building is in UB3 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions
Do you cover UB3 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Hayes including UB3, and nearby towns such as Southall and Heston. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Hayes?
We look at every door in scope: the leaf, frame, gaps, seals, hinges, closer, glazing and how the frame is fixed. You then get a written quote that prices each door separately.
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.
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.