Fire door frames: our service in Caerphilly
From the CF83 postcode district outwards, we take on fire door frames across Caerphilly for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Around Caerphilly, schools, care homes and small offices 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 Caerphilly survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Caerphilly jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
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:
- Architraves and making good
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
The regulations behind fire doors in Caerphilly
Caerphilly is in Wales, where new and replacement fire doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 as applied in Wales, with the Welsh Approved Document B as guidance. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 also applies, so responsible persons in workplaces and the common parts of blocks must keep fire doors maintained.
One difference from England: regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, with its quarterly and annual fire door checks, does not apply in Wales. Your fire risk assessment sets the checking regime instead, and we work to it.
Where fire door frames fit in Caerphilly
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Caerphilly can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are older blocks of flats and offices, though single doors for converted houses are just as welcome.
The steps on a Caerphilly 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 Caerphilly
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Caerphilly building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Caerphilly
Caerphilly is about 15.2 km from Newport (Gwent), and we cover both, along with nearby Risca and Pontypridd. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Is Caerphilly within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Caerphilly in Gwent and neighbouring towns such as Risca. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Caerphilly 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.
Can a new frame be fitted to my existing door?
Sometimes, if the frame is compatible with the door's certification. Often it is simpler and better evidenced to replace the whole doorset.
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.