Getting fire door frames right in Eastleigh
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Eastleigh, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Eastleigh has a broad mix of buildings, including houses with integral garages, low-rise blocks of flats and HMOs, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Eastleigh survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Eastleigh before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Architraves and making good
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
What the rules say for Eastleigh
England's framework applies in Eastleigh. 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 Eastleigh, 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.
Where fire door frames fit in Eastleigh
From offices to schools, the requirement for fire door frames in Eastleigh comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
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
What does fire door frames cost in Eastleigh?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Eastleigh building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Eastleigh
Eastleigh is about 7.9 km from Southampton, and we cover both, along with nearby Winchester and Totton. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Eastleigh
Do you cover SO50 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Eastleigh including SO50, and nearby towns such as Southampton and Winchester. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Eastleigh 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 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.