Getting fire door frames right in Bordon
Looking for fire door frames in Bordon? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Bordon and the wider Hampshire area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Around Bordon, small blocks of flats, light industrial buildings and care homes 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.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Bordon 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 Bordon survey.
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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Architraves and making good
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
Rules and responsibilities in Bordon
England's framework applies in Bordon. 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 Bordon, 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.
Which buildings in Bordon need fire door frames?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after schools, offices or converted houses. Whatever the building in Bordon, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Bordon 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
Budgeting for fire door frames in Bordon
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Bordon building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Bordon
Neighbouring towns such as Farnham, Aldershot, Fleet and Godalming are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Is Bordon within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Bordon in Hampshire and neighbouring towns such as Farnham. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Bordon?
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.
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.
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.