Fire door frames: our service in Stevenage
If you need fire door frames in Stevenage, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Stevenage has a broad mix of buildings, including high-street shops, industrial estates and houses with integral garages, 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 Stevenage survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Stevenage before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
BS 8214:2026 and the frame-to-wall gap
The 2026 revision of BS 8214 strengthened its guidance on sealing the gap between the frame and the surrounding structure, listing material types such as stone wool, mastic and fire-rated foam, and putting the emphasis on using what the evidence supports. We fill and seal that gap with materials covered by the doorset's or sealant's test evidence and photograph it before the architraves go back on.
As standard, the work covers:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
Fire door law for Stevenage properties
The rules that apply to fire doors in Stevenage are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Stevenage block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Where fire door frames fit in Stevenage
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Stevenage can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are converted houses and older blocks of flats, though single doors for offices are just as welcome.
Our process in Stevenage
- 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
Guide prices in Stevenage
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Stevenage building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Stevenage and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City, Welwyn Garden City and Harpenden are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Do you cover SG1 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Stevenage including SG1, and nearby towns such as Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.
Why do you photograph the frame before fitting architraves?
Because the fixing and sealing are hidden once the architraves go on. Photographs give you evidence that the hidden work was done correctly.