Fire door frames in Renfrewshire & Inverclyde: what's involved
We provide fire door frames across Renfrewshire & Inverclyde, covering 4 towns and 22 postcode districts, including Paisley, Greenock and Newton Mearns.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Renfrewshire & Inverclyde survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Renfrewshire & Inverclyde jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
Managing agents, landlords, schools, care providers, businesses and homeowners in Renfrewshire & Inverclyde can all use one team for survey, supply, installation and evidence. We plan work around occupants and hand over a record for every door.
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.
The regulations behind fire doors in Renfrewshire & Inverclyde
Scottish rules apply to fire doors in Renfrewshire & Inverclyde. The Technical Handbooks under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 set the standard for new and altered doors, and the local authority issues building warrants where they are needed. Workplaces and other non-domestic premises are covered by the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005.
Residential common parts in Renfrewshire & Inverclyde are treated differently from England, so we check the fire risk assessment and any landlord or factor requirements before specifying work.
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
Prices for fire door frames in Renfrewshire & Inverclyde
If you need a budget figure first, the guide for fire door frames is £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. We firm that up after a survey, pricing each door separately so you can see where the money goes.
Fire door frames questions
Do you provide fire door frames across Renfrewshire & Inverclyde?
Yes. We cover all of Renfrewshire & Inverclyde, including Paisley and Greenock. Surveys and written quotes are free.
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.