Fire door frames for Coventry buildings
When you book fire door frames in Coventry, the aim is simple: doors that close, latch and seal as tested, with records that prove it.
Fire doors in Coventry protect escape routes in mixed-use office buildings, care homes and clinics 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 Coventry survey. Frame-to-wall gaps on Coventry jobs are sealed with materials supported by the test evidence, as BS 8214:2026 sets out.
Why frames fail inspections
Many fire door problems start with the frame: softwood linings too thin for the door, frames cut back to fit a previous door, frames loose in the wall, or gaps behind the architrave stuffed with ordinary foam or left open. A perfect leaf hung in a frame like that cannot be relied on.
As standard, the work covers:
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Architraves and making good
What the rules say for Coventry
In Coventry, 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 Coventry 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.
Where fire door frames fit in Coventry
Typical settings for fire door frames include older blocks of flats, converted houses and schools. In Coventry, as anywhere, the duty holder varies: a responsible person for a workplace, a landlord or managing agent for a block or HMO, or a homeowner after building work. We adjust access, timing and paperwork to suit whoever commissions the work.
The steps on a Coventry installation
- 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 Coventry
Budget around £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT for fire door frames. Our guide prices are the same in Coventry as elsewhere; what changes the cost is the doors themselves. Use our guide-price tool for a quick estimate.
Covering Coventry and nearby
Nearby towns we cover include Kenilworth, Bedworth and Nuneaton. Distance from Coventry does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions from Coventry
Do you work in Coventry?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Coventry and the surrounding area, including Kenilworth and Bedworth. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
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.
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.
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.