What fire door frames in Ashford (Kent) should include
Our fire door frames service covers Ashford (Kent) and the wider Kent area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Ashford (Kent) has a broad mix of buildings, including industrial estates, low-rise blocks of flats and HMOs, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Ashford (Kent) 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 Ashford (Kent) survey.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Architraves and making good
The regulations behind fire doors in Ashford (Kent)
In Ashford (Kent), 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 Ashford (Kent) 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.
Where fire door frames fit in Ashford (Kent)
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Ashford (Kent) can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are older blocks of flats and offices, though single doors for converted houses are just as welcome.
From enquiry to handover in Ashford (Kent)
- 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 Ashford (Kent)?
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Ashford (Kent) as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Ashford (Kent)
Nearby towns we cover include Faversham, Canterbury and Folkestone. Distance from Ashford (Kent) does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Is Ashford (Kent) within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Ashford (Kent) in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Faversham. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Ashford (Kent)?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.