Fire door frames in Longton, done to the evidence
From the ST3 postcode district outwards, we take on fire door frames across Longton for homes, blocks and workplaces.
Buildings in and around Longton range from houses with integral garages to light industrial buildings and care homes. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
We photograph every frame we fix in Longton before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Longton jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
Why frames fail inspections
Many fire door problems start with the frame: softwood linings too thin for the door, frames cut back to fit a previous door, frames loose in the wall, or gaps behind the architrave stuffed with ordinary foam or left open. A perfect leaf hung in a frame like that cannot be relied on.
What you get:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Architraves and making good
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
Rules and responsibilities in Longton
In Longton, as elsewhere in England, the starting point is the Fire Safety Order 2005: whoever controls a workplace or the shared parts of a residential block must make sure its fire doors work. When doors are replaced, the Building Regulations and Approved Document B set the standard the new work has to meet.
Blocks above 11 metres have a specific routine under regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: quarterly checks of communal fire doors and annual best-endeavours checks of flat front doors. If your Longton building is a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, we confirm the approval route with the Principal Accountable Person before any work is ordered.
Which buildings in Longton need fire door frames?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after older blocks of flats, schools or converted houses. Whatever the building in Longton, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
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 Longton
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.
Nearby areas we cover from Longton
Longton is about 4.2 km from Stoke-on-Trent, and we cover both, along with nearby Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kidsgrove. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions from Longton
Is Longton within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Longton in Staffordshire and neighbouring towns such as Stoke-on-Trent. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Longton?
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.