What fire door frames in Kenilworth should include
Our fire door frames service in Kenilworth is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Fire doors in Kenilworth protect escape routes in houses with integral garages, schools and family homes after loft conversions alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Kenilworth 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 Kenilworth survey.
BS 8214:2026 and the frame-to-wall gap
The 2026 revision of BS 8214 strengthened its guidance on sealing the gap between the frame and the surrounding structure, listing material types such as stone wool, mastic and fire-rated foam, and putting the emphasis on using what the evidence supports. We fill and seal that gap with materials covered by the doorset's or sealant's test evidence and photograph it before the architraves go back on.
What you get:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Architraves and making good
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
Rules and responsibilities in Kenilworth
England's framework applies in Kenilworth. 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 Kenilworth, 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 Kenilworth
From offices to converted houses, the requirement for fire door frames in Kenilworth 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.
Our process in Kenilworth
- 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 Kenilworth?
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Kenilworth as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Kenilworth and nearby
Neighbouring towns such as Warwick, Coventry, Royal Leamington Spa and Solihull are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Kenilworth
Is Kenilworth within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Kenilworth in Warwickshire and neighbouring towns such as Warwick. There is no charge for the survey.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Kenilworth 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 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.
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.