Getting fire door frames right in Rhondda
Our fire door frames service covers Rhondda and the wider Mid Glamorgan area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Around Rhondda, care homes, low-rise blocks of flats and high-street shops 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.
We photograph every frame we fix in Rhondda before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Rhondda 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.
Each installation includes:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Architraves and making good
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
What the rules say for Rhondda
Rhondda is in Wales, where new and replacement fire doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 as applied in Wales, with the Welsh Approved Document B as guidance. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 also applies, so responsible persons in workplaces and the common parts of blocks must keep fire doors maintained.
One difference from England: regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, with its quarterly and annual fire door checks, does not apply in Wales. Your fire risk assessment sets the checking regime instead, and we work to it.
Who needs fire door frames in Rhondda?
The need for fire door frames usually arises in offices or older blocks of flats, and sometimes converted houses. 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 Rhondda to keep escape routes protected throughout.
Our process in Rhondda
- 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 Rhondda?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Rhondda building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Rhondda and nearby
Beyond Rhondda itself we also cover nearby towns such as Tonypandy (4.1 km), Aberdare and Pontypridd. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Questions
Do you cover CF43 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Rhondda including CF43, and nearby towns such as Tonypandy and Aberdare. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Rhondda?
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.
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.