Fire door frames in Gillingham: what's involved
Our fire door frames service covers Gillingham 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.
Buildings in and around Gillingham range from industrial units to schools and purpose-built flats. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
We photograph every frame we fix in Gillingham before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Gillingham 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.
What you get:
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Architraves and making good
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
What the rules say for Gillingham
The rules that apply to fire doors in Gillingham 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 Gillingham 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Gillingham
The need for fire door frames usually arises in schools or converted houses, 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 Gillingham to keep escape routes protected throughout.
How a Gillingham job runs
- 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
Budgeting for fire door frames in Gillingham
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Gillingham building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Nearby areas we cover from Gillingham
Gillingham is about 13.8 km from Maidstone, and we cover both, along with nearby Chatham and Rochester. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Do you work in Gillingham?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Gillingham and the surrounding area, including Chatham and Rochester. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Gillingham?
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 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.