Fire door frames for Southall buildings
If you need fire door frames in Southall, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Southall has a broad mix of buildings, including clinics, purpose-built blocks of flats and mixed-use office buildings, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Southall survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Southall jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
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:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
Rules and responsibilities in Southall
The rules that apply to fire doors in Southall 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 Southall sits with the London Fire Brigade.
Where a Southall 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.
Where fire door frames fit in Southall
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Southall can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are older blocks of flats and converted houses, though single doors for schools are just as welcome.
Our process in Southall
- 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 Southall
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Southall as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Southall
Nearby towns we cover include Greenford, Heston and Hayes. Distance from Southall does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Do you cover UB1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Southall including UB1, and nearby towns such as Greenford and Heston. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Southall?
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.
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.
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.