Fire door frames in Wembley: what's involved
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Wembley, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Around Wembley, mixed-use office buildings, converted flats and shared houses 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 Wembley survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Wembley 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.
What you get:
- Architraves and making good
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
Rules and responsibilities in Wembley
The rules that apply to fire doors in Wembley 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 Wembley 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 Wembley
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after older blocks of flats, offices or converted houses. Whatever the building in Wembley, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Wembley
- 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 Wembley
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Wembley building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Wembley and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Harrow, Greenford and Willesden. Distance from Wembley does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Common questions
Do you work in Wembley?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Wembley and the surrounding area, including Harrow and Greenford. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Wembley?
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.
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.
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.