Fire door frames for Felling buildings
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Felling, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Around Felling, care homes, small blocks of flats and small offices 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.
We photograph every frame we fix in Felling before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record. Frame-to-wall gaps on Felling 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
The regulations behind fire doors in Felling
England's framework applies in Felling. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Felling, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Where fire door frames fit in Felling
From schools to older blocks of flats, the requirement for fire door frames in Felling comes from the fire strategy or risk assessment for the building. We work from that document, or help you interpret your inspection report, before quoting.
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
What does fire door frames cost in Felling?
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.
Covering Felling and nearby
We also cover towns near Felling, including Gateshead (2.2 km away), Newcastle upon Tyne and Hebburn. If your building is in NE10 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Common questions
Do you cover NE10 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Felling including NE10, and nearby towns such as Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne. The survey and written quote are free.
What happens on a survey in Felling?
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 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.
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.