Fire door frames in Heywood: what's involved
Our fire door frames service covers Heywood 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.
Heywood has a broad mix of buildings, including care homes, schools and small offices, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
We photograph every frame we fix in Heywood before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Heywood 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
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Architraves and making good
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
The regulations behind fire doors in Heywood
In Heywood, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Heywood building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Who needs fire door frames in Heywood?
The need for fire door frames usually arises in schools or offices, and sometimes older blocks of flats. 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 Heywood to keep escape routes protected throughout.
Our process in Heywood
- 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 Heywood
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Heywood as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Heywood
We also cover towns near Heywood, including Middleton (4.9 km away), Rochdale and Bury. If your building is in OL10 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Heywood
Do you work in Heywood?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Heywood and the surrounding area, including Middleton and Rochdale. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Heywood building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.