Fire door frames for Andover buildings
From the SP10 postcode district outwards, we take on fire door frames across Andover for homes, blocks and workplaces.
In and around Andover, fire door work covers everything from houses with integral garages to family homes after loft conversions. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We photograph every frame we fix in Andover before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Andover 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.
What you get:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
Fire door law for Andover properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Andover 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.
Where a Andover 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 Andover
Typical settings for fire door frames include older blocks of flats, converted houses and schools. In Andover, 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.
What happens after you enquire
- 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
Budgeting for fire door frames in Andover
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Andover as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Andover and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Winchester, Newbury, Salisbury and Thatcham are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Do you work in Andover?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Andover and the surrounding area, including Winchester and Newbury. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.