Fire door frames: our service in Ruislip
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Ruislip, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Ruislip, fire door work covers everything from mixed-use office buildings to converted flats. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Ruislip 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 Ruislip survey.
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:
- Architraves and making good
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
What the rules say for Ruislip
The rules that apply to fire doors in Ruislip 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. Enforcement of fire safety law in Ruislip sits with the London Fire Brigade.
Where a Ruislip 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 Ruislip?
Typical settings for fire door frames include offices, converted houses and schools. In Ruislip, 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.
From enquiry to handover in Ruislip
- 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 Ruislip
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.
Around Ruislip
Neighbouring towns such as Northolt, Uxbridge, Harrow and Hayes are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Is Ruislip within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Ruislip in Greater London and neighbouring towns such as Northolt. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Ruislip?
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.
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.
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.