Fire door frames in Hitchin, done to the evidence
Our fire door frames service in Hitchin is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
In and around Hitchin, fire door work covers everything from care homes to small offices. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Hitchin 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 Hitchin survey.
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:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Architraves and making good
Which fire door rules apply in Hitchin?
In Hitchin, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Hitchin building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Who needs fire door frames in Hitchin?
Typical settings for fire door frames include converted houses, schools and older blocks of flats. In Hitchin, 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.
From enquiry to handover in Hitchin
- 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 Hitchin?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Hitchin building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Hitchin and nearby
Hitchin is about 33.6 km from Watford, and we cover both, along with nearby Letchworth Garden City and Stevenage. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Hitchin
Is Hitchin within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Hitchin in Hertfordshire and neighbouring towns such as Letchworth Garden City. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Hitchin?
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.