Fire door frames: our service in Gosport
Our fire door frames service in Gosport is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Fire doors in Gosport protect escape routes in family homes after loft conversions, low-rise blocks of flats and industrial estates alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
We photograph every frame we fix in Gosport before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Gosport jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
Fire door law for Gosport properties
England's framework applies in Gosport. 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 Gosport, 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.
Who needs fire door frames in Gosport?
The need for fire door frames usually arises in converted houses or older blocks of flats, and sometimes offices. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Gosport to keep escape routes protected throughout.
Our process in Gosport
- 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 Gosport?
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Gosport as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Gosport
Nearby towns we cover include Portsmouth, Fareham and Ryde. Distance from Gosport does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you cover PO12 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Gosport including PO12, and nearby towns such as Portsmouth and Fareham. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Gosport?
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 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.
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.