Fire door frames: our service in Sittingbourne
Our fire door frames service in Sittingbourne is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Fire doors in Sittingbourne protect escape routes in houses with integral garages, care homes and high-street shops alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
We photograph every frame we fix in Sittingbourne before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Sittingbourne 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.
Each installation includes:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Architraves and making good
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
What the rules say for Sittingbourne
The rules that apply to fire doors in Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne need fire door frames?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after offices, older blocks of flats or converted houses. Whatever the building in Sittingbourne, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Sittingbourne
- 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 Sittingbourne
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Sittingbourne as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Nearby areas we cover from Sittingbourne
Neighbouring towns such as Faversham, Gillingham, Chatham and Rochester are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions
Do you work in Sittingbourne?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Sittingbourne and the surrounding area, including Faversham and Gillingham. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
What happens on a survey in Sittingbourne?
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.
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.
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.