Fire door frames: our service in Sevenoaks
When you book fire door frames in Sevenoaks, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
Around Sevenoaks, schools, care homes and small offices all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Sevenoaks survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Sevenoaks before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
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.
What you get:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
The regulations behind fire doors in Sevenoaks
The rules that apply to fire doors in Sevenoaks 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 Sevenoaks 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.
Which buildings in Sevenoaks need fire door frames?
The need for fire door frames usually arises in older blocks of flats or converted houses, and sometimes schools. 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 Sevenoaks to keep escape routes protected throughout.
How a Sevenoaks 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
What does fire door frames cost in Sevenoaks?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Sevenoaks building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Sevenoaks and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Tonbridge, Swanley, Royal Tunbridge Wells and Caterham are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Is Sevenoaks within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Sevenoaks in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Tonbridge. There is no charge for the survey.
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.
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.
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.