Fire door frames: our service in Banbury
Our fire door frames service covers Banbury and the wider Oxfordshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
In and around Banbury, fire door work covers everything from schools to houses with integral garages. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We photograph every frame we fix in Banbury before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Banbury 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:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
Rules and responsibilities in Banbury
In Banbury, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Banbury building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Which buildings in Banbury need fire door frames?
The need for fire door frames usually arises in schools or older blocks of flats, and sometimes offices. 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 Banbury to keep escape routes protected throughout.
What happens after you enquire
- 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 Banbury?
As a guide, budget £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. The figure for your Banbury building depends on the number of doors, the rating, the condition of the frames, finishes, hardware and access. We confirm a fixed price after the free survey.
Around Banbury
Banbury is about 35.1 km from Oxford, and we cover both, along with nearby Bicester and Daventry. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Banbury
Is Banbury within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Banbury in Oxfordshire and neighbouring towns such as Bicester. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Banbury?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.
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.