Fire door frames in Stratford, done to the evidence
When you book fire door frames in Stratford, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
Fire doors in Stratford protect escape routes in student accommodation, schools and mixed-use office buildings alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Stratford 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 Stratford 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.
Each installation includes:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
The regulations behind fire doors in Stratford
The rules that apply to fire doors in Stratford 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. In London, the London Fire Brigade is the enforcing authority for fire safety law.
Where a Stratford 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.
Which buildings in Stratford need fire door frames?
Typical settings for fire door frames include schools, offices and converted houses. In Stratford, 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 Stratford
- 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
Guide prices in Stratford
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Stratford building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Stratford
Neighbouring towns such as Bow, Canning Town, Canary Wharf and Leytonstone are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Stratford
Is Stratford within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Stratford in Greater London and neighbouring towns such as Bow. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Stratford?
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.
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.