Fire door frames for Northampton buildings
If you need fire door frames in Northampton, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Northampton has a broad mix of buildings, including purpose-built blocks of flats, schools and student accommodation, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Northampton survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Northampton before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
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.
On a typical job that means:
- Architraves and making good
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
The regulations behind fire doors in Northampton
The rules that apply to fire doors in Northampton 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 Northampton 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Northampton
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Northampton can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are older blocks of flats and schools, though single doors for offices are just as welcome.
Our process in Northampton
- 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 Northampton?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Northampton building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Northampton and neighbouring towns
Beyond Northampton itself we also cover nearby towns such as Wellingborough (14.1 km), Daventry and Rushden. The service, pricing and evidence are the same wherever you are.
Common questions
Do you work in Northampton?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Northampton and the surrounding area, including Wellingborough and Daventry. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Northampton 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.
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.
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.