Fire door frames in Horley, done to the evidence
Our fire door frames service in Horley is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
In and around Horley, fire door work covers everything from small blocks of flats to family homes after loft conversions. We plan each job around the people who use the building.
We photograph every frame we fix in Horley before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Horley 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.
Each installation includes:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
Which fire door rules apply in Horley?
The rules that apply to fire doors in Horley are England's. The responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 must keep fire doors in non-domestic premises and the common parts of flats in working order; the Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that this includes flat entrance doors onto common parts.
Where a Horley block is above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the 2022 regulations means communal doors are checked every three months and flat entrance doors annually on a best-endeavours basis. Replacement doors must also satisfy the Building Regulations, with Approved Document B as the guidance most building control bodies work from.
Which buildings in Horley need fire door frames?
Typical settings for fire door frames include older blocks of flats, offices and schools. In Horley, 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.
The steps on a Horley 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
Guide prices in Horley
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Horley building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Covering Horley and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Crawley, Redhill, Reigate and East Grinstead are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Horley
Do you cover RH6 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Horley including RH6, and nearby towns such as Crawley and Redhill. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Horley 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.
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.