What fire door frames in Gateshead should include
When you book fire door frames in Gateshead, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
Gateshead has a broad mix of buildings, including low-rise blocks of flats, schools and care homes, and the same fire door principles apply to all of them.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Gateshead jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out. In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Gateshead survey.
Frames on their own
Where a leaf is sound but the frame is not, a new compatible frame can sometimes be fitted to the existing leaf, provided the combination is supported by the leaf's certification. More often, a frame replacement is part of a doorset installation.
On a typical job that means:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
The regulations behind fire doors in Gateshead
In Gateshead, 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 Gateshead 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 Gateshead need fire door frames?
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Gateshead can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are converted houses and offices, though single doors for older blocks of flats are just as welcome.
Our process in Gateshead
- 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 Gateshead
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Gateshead as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Gateshead and neighbouring towns
We also cover towns near Gateshead, including Newcastle upon Tyne (1.5 km away), Felling and Gosforth. If your building is in NE8 or a neighbouring district, the service and pricing are the same.
Questions from Gateshead
Is Gateshead within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Gateshead in Tyne and Wear and neighbouring towns such as Newcastle upon Tyne. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Gateshead 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.
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.