Fire door frames: our service in Cheadle Hulme
Our fire door frames service covers Cheadle Hulme and the wider Greater Manchester area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Cheadle Hulme has a broad mix of buildings, including small blocks of flats, schools and light industrial buildings, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Cheadle Hulme 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 Cheadle Hulme 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:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Architraves and making good
Fire door law for Cheadle Hulme properties
England's framework applies in Cheadle Hulme. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Cheadle Hulme, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Who needs fire door frames in Cheadle Hulme?
The need for fire door frames usually arises in schools or offices, and sometimes converted houses. 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 Cheadle Hulme to keep escape routes protected throughout.
The steps on a Cheadle Hulme installation
- 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 Cheadle Hulme
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 Cheadle Hulme
Neighbouring towns such as Stockport, Hazel Grove, Wilmslow and Denton are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Is Cheadle Hulme within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Cheadle Hulme in Greater Manchester and neighbouring towns such as Stockport. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Cheadle Hulme?
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.
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.