What fire door frames in Boston should include
Our fire door frames service covers Boston and the wider Lincolnshire 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 Boston range from schools to light industrial buildings and care homes. 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 Boston before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Boston jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
BS 8214:2026 and the frame-to-wall gap
The 2026 revision of BS 8214 strengthened its guidance on sealing the gap between the frame and the surrounding structure, listing material types such as stone wool, mastic and fire-rated foam, and putting the emphasis on using what the evidence supports. We fill and seal that gap with materials covered by the doorset's or sealant's test evidence and photograph it before the architraves go back on.
Each installation includes:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Architraves and making good
Rules and responsibilities in Boston
England's framework applies in Boston. 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 Boston, 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 Boston
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Boston can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are schools and offices, though single doors for converted houses are just as welcome.
How a Boston 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
Guide prices in Boston
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Boston as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Around Boston
Neighbouring towns such as Spalding, Skegness, Wisbech and King's Lynn are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Boston
Is Boston within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Boston in Lincolnshire and neighbouring towns such as Spalding. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Boston?
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.
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.