Getting fire door frames right in Esher
When you book fire door frames in Esher, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
In and around Esher, fire door work covers everything from high-street shops to HMOs. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Esher survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Esher 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
The regulations behind fire doors in Esher
In Esher, 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 Esher 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 Esher?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after converted houses, schools or older blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Esher, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
From enquiry to handover in Esher
- 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 Esher?
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Esher building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Esher and neighbouring towns
Esher is about 14.5 km from Woking, and we cover both, along with nearby Walton-on-Thames and Hampton. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Common questions
Do you work in Esher?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Esher and the surrounding area, including Walton-on-Thames and Hampton. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
How quickly can you survey in Esher?
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.
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.
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.