What fire door frames in Romford should include
Our fire door frames service covers Romford and the wider Greater London area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Fire doors in Romford protect escape routes in student accommodation, shared houses and clinics 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 Romford survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Romford 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.
What you get:
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
Rules and responsibilities in Romford
In Romford, 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Romford sits with the London Fire Brigade.
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 Romford 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Romford
The need for fire door frames usually arises in converted houses or older blocks of flats, and sometimes offices. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Romford to keep escape routes protected throughout.
From enquiry to handover in Romford
- 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 Romford
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Romford building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Romford
Neighbouring towns such as Hornchurch, Dagenham, Becontree and Ilford are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Is Romford within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Romford in Greater London and neighbouring towns such as Hornchurch. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Romford?
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.
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.
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.