What fire door frames in Didcot should include
If you need fire door frames in Didcot, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
In and around Didcot, fire door work covers everything from light industrial buildings to family homes after loft conversions. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Didcot survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Didcot before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
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:
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
Rules and responsibilities in Didcot
England's framework applies in Didcot. 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 Didcot, 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.
Who needs fire door frames in Didcot?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after schools, converted houses or older blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Didcot, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
The steps on a Didcot 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
Budgeting for fire door frames in Didcot
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Didcot building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Didcot and nearby
We also cover towns near Didcot, including Abingdon (7.4 km away), Oxford and Thatcham. If your building is in OX11 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions
Do you cover OX11 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Didcot including OX11, and nearby towns such as Abingdon and Oxford. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Didcot?
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 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.