Getting fire door frames right in Gravesend
Looking for fire door frames in Gravesend? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Gravesend and the wider Kent area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
In and around Gravesend, fire door work covers everything from care homes to high-street shops. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We photograph every frame we fix in Gravesend before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Gravesend 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Architraves and making good
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
The regulations behind fire doors in Gravesend
England's framework applies in Gravesend. 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 Gravesend, 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Gravesend
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after schools, offices or older blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Gravesend, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
What happens after you enquire
- 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 Gravesend
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Gravesend as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Gravesend
Neighbouring towns such as Grays, Strood, South Ockendon and Stanford-le-Hope are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Is Gravesend within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Gravesend in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Grays. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Gravesend?
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.