Fire door frames in Newcastle upon Tyne: what's involved
Our fire door frames service covers Newcastle upon Tyne and the wider Tyne and Wear area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Buildings in and around Newcastle upon Tyne range from restaurants to student accommodation and care homes. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne 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.
What you get:
- Architraves and making good
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
Fire door law for Newcastle upon Tyne properties
England's framework applies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne
Landlords, managing agents, facilities teams and homeowners in Newcastle upon Tyne can all commission fire door frames from us. The usual settings are offices and older blocks of flats, though single doors for schools are just as welcome.
From enquiry to handover in Newcastle upon Tyne
- 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
Prices for fire door frames in Newcastle upon Tyne
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Newcastle upon Tyne building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Newcastle upon Tyne and neighbouring towns
As well as Newcastle upon Tyne, we cover neighbouring towns including Gateshead, Gosforth and Felling. The survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you work in Newcastle upon Tyne?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Newcastle upon Tyne and the surrounding area, including Gateshead and Gosforth. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Newcastle upon Tyne 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.
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.
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.