Fire door frames in Stafford, done to the evidence
Looking for fire door frames in Stafford? We supply and fit certified fire doors and components across Stafford and the wider Staffordshire area, working from a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Around Stafford, high-street shops, HMOs and care homes all depend on fire doors that close, latch and seal. We survey each opening and tell you plainly which doors need work and which don't.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Stafford survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Stafford before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
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:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Architraves and making good
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
What the rules say for Stafford
In Stafford, 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 Stafford 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.
Who needs fire door frames in Stafford?
Typical settings for fire door frames include converted houses, older blocks of flats and offices. In Stafford, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
From enquiry to handover in Stafford
- 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 Stafford?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Stafford building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Stafford and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Rugeley, Cannock, Burntwood and Longton are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Stafford
Is Stafford within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Stafford in Staffordshire and neighbouring towns such as Rugeley. There is no charge for the survey.
How quickly can you survey in Stafford?
It depends on the number of doors and access, but we offer survey dates as soon as we reply to your enquiry. If an inspection has found urgent safety issues, tell us and we'll prioritise.
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.
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.