Getting fire door frames right in Gorseinon
Our fire door frames service covers Gorseinon and the wider West Glamorgan area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Around Gorseinon, houses with integral garages, schools and family homes after loft conversions 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.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Gorseinon 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 Gorseinon 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
Which fire door rules apply in Gorseinon?
Because Gorseinon is in Wales, we work to the Building Regulations as they apply in Wales and to the Welsh version of Approved Document B. The responsible person duties under the Fire Safety Order 2005 still apply to workplaces and common parts.
England's fire door checking rules for tall residential buildings do not apply in Wales, so the checking frequency for doors in Gorseinon comes from your fire risk assessment.
Which buildings in Gorseinon need fire door frames?
From converted houses to schools, the requirement for fire door frames in Gorseinon 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
Budgeting for fire door frames in Gorseinon
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Gorseinon building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Gorseinon
Nearby towns we cover include Llanelli, Swansea and Ammanford. Distance from Gorseinon does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Gorseinon
Do you cover SA4 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Gorseinon including SA4, and nearby towns such as Llanelli and Swansea. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
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.