Fire door frames in South Glamorgan: what's involved
Our fire door frames service runs throughout South Glamorgan. Main towns include Cardiff, Barry and Penarth, and we cover the smaller places in between.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every South Glamorgan survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on South Glamorgan jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
Wherever your building is in South Glamorgan, the fire safety duties come from national rules, and our installation standard is the same.
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.
Which fire door rules apply in South Glamorgan?
South Glamorgan is in Wales, where new and replacement fire doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 as applied in Wales, with the Welsh Approved Document B as guidance. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 also applies, so responsible persons in workplaces and the common parts of blocks must keep fire doors maintained.
One difference from England: regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, with its quarterly and annual fire door checks, does not apply in Wales. Your fire risk assessment sets the checking regime instead, and we work to it.
How a South Glamorgan job runs
- 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 South Glamorgan
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one South Glamorgan building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Questions
Do you provide fire door frames across South Glamorgan?
Yes. We cover all of South Glamorgan, including Cardiff and Barry. Surveys and written quotes are free.
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.
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.