Fire door frames in Briton Ferry, done to the evidence
Our fire door frames service in Briton Ferry is simple: a survey, a fixed quote, certified products and an installation finished to the manufacturer's evidence.
Fire doors in Briton Ferry protect escape routes in schools, care homes and small offices alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Briton Ferry survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Briton Ferry before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
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:
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
- Architraves and making good
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
The regulations behind fire doors in Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry is in Wales, where new and replacement fire doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 as applied in Wales, with the Welsh Approved Document B as guidance. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 also applies, so responsible persons in workplaces and the common parts of blocks must keep fire doors maintained.
One difference from England: regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, with its quarterly and annual fire door checks, does not apply in Wales. Your fire risk assessment sets the checking regime instead, and we work to it.
Buildings and duty holders in Briton Ferry
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after schools, offices or older blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Briton Ferry, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
Our process in Briton Ferry
- 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
Budgeting for fire door frames in Briton Ferry
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.
Briton Ferry and neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns such as Neath, Swansea, Maesteg and Gorseinon are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Questions from Briton Ferry
Is Briton Ferry within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Briton Ferry in West Glamorgan and neighbouring towns such as Neath. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Briton Ferry?
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.