Fire door frames for Richmond buildings
When you book fire door frames in Richmond, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
Around Richmond, restaurants, shared houses and student accommodation 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 Richmond survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Richmond before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Architraves and making good
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
Which fire door rules apply in Richmond?
England's framework applies in Richmond. 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 Richmond sits with the London Fire Brigade.
For blocks over 11 metres in Richmond, 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.
Where fire door frames fit in Richmond
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after converted houses, schools or offices. Whatever the building in Richmond, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Richmond 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
Prices for fire door frames in Richmond
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Richmond building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Richmond
Neighbouring towns such as Isleworth, Hounslow, Barnes and Chiswick are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Is Richmond within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Richmond in Greater London and neighbouring towns such as Isleworth. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Richmond?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.