What fire door frames in Farnborough should include
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Farnborough, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
In and around Farnborough, fire door work covers everything from high-street shops to schools. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We photograph every frame we fix in Farnborough before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Farnborough 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
Which fire door rules apply in Farnborough?
England's framework applies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough, 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Farnborough
Typical settings for fire door frames include older blocks of flats, converted houses and schools. In Farnborough, 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.
The steps on a Farnborough 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
What does fire door frames cost in Farnborough?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Farnborough building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Farnborough
We also cover towns near Farnborough, including Camberley (4.8 km away), Aldershot and Fleet. If your building is in GU14 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Farnborough
Is Farnborough within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Farnborough in Hampshire and neighbouring towns such as Camberley. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Farnborough 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.
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.