What fire door frames in Rutland should include
We provide fire door frames across Rutland, covering 1 postcode districts from LE15 to LE15.
We photograph every frame we fix in Rutland before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Rutland 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 Rutland 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 Rutland
The rules that apply to fire doors in Rutland 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 Rutland 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.
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
Guide prices in Rutland
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Rutland building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Fire door frames questions
Do you provide fire door frames across Rutland?
Yes. We cover all of Rutland. Surveys and written quotes are free.
What is the frame-to-wall gap?
It is the space between the door frame and the surrounding wall, normally hidden by the architrave. If it is not filled with a suitable fire-resisting material, fire and smoke can pass around the door.
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.