What fire door frames in Swanley should include
Our fire door frames service in Swanley is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Swanley has a broad mix of buildings, including small offices, light industrial buildings and family homes after loft conversions, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
We photograph every frame we fix in Swanley before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Swanley 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.
What you get:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Architraves and making good
Fire door law for Swanley properties
England's framework applies in Swanley. 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 Swanley, 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.
Where fire door frames fit in Swanley
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after offices, schools or converted houses. Whatever the building in Swanley, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Swanley installation
- 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 Swanley
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Swanley building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Swanley and neighbouring towns
We also cover towns near Swanley, including Bexley (5.2 km away), Dartford and Welling. If your building is in BR8 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions
Is Swanley within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Swanley in Kent and neighbouring towns such as Bexley. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Swanley building?
Yes. Send it over and we can often price straight from it, then confirm on site. We report back against the same door references so you can close actions off.
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.
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.