Fire door frames for Pontypool buildings
Looking for fire door frames in Pontypool? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Pontypool and the wider Gwent area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
In and around Pontypool, fire door work covers everything from care homes to light industrial buildings. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We photograph every frame we fix in Pontypool before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Pontypool jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
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
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Architraves and making good
What the rules say for Pontypool
Pontypool 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.
Who needs fire door frames in Pontypool?
Typical settings for fire door frames include schools, converted houses and older blocks of flats. In Pontypool, 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.
Our process in Pontypool
- 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 Pontypool
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Pontypool as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Pontypool and nearby
We also cover towns near Pontypool, including Cwmbran (5.4 km away), Risca and Newport (Gwent). If your building is in NP4 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Common questions
Is Pontypool within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Pontypool in Gwent and neighbouring towns such as Cwmbran. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Pontypool?
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.
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.
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.