Fire door frames for Frome buildings
Looking for fire door frames in Frome? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Frome and the wider Somerset area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Frome has a broad mix of buildings, including schools, small blocks of flats and care homes, 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 Frome survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Frome jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
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.
Each installation includes:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Architraves and making good
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
Rules and responsibilities in Frome
England's framework applies in Frome. 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 Frome, 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.
Which buildings in Frome need fire door frames?
From offices to schools, the requirement for fire door frames in Frome comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
The steps on a Frome 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
What does fire door frames cost in Frome?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Frome building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Frome
Neighbouring towns such as Trowbridge, Bath, Kingswood and Chippenham are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Frome
Is Frome within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Frome in Somerset and neighbouring towns such as Trowbridge. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Frome 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.
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.