Fire door frames in Worthing: what's involved
If you need fire door frames in Worthing, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Worthing protect escape routes in offices, care homes and schools 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 Worthing survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Worthing 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.
On a typical job that means:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Architraves and making good
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
What the rules say for Worthing
Fire doors in Worthing fall under English rules. New and replacement doors are covered by the Building Regulations 2010 and Approved Document B. In workplaces and the common parts of blocks, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as clarified by the Fire Safety Act 2021, puts the duty on the responsible person to keep fire doors suitable and maintained.
For residential buildings in Worthing above 11 metres, regulation 10 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 adds checks: communal fire doors at least every three months and best-endeavours checks of flat entrance doors at least every twelve months. Higher-risk buildings of at least 18 metres or seven storeys also come under the Building Safety Act 2022, where works may need approval from the Building Safety Regulator.
Which buildings in Worthing need fire door frames?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after offices, converted houses or older blocks of flats. Whatever the building in Worthing, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
How a Worthing job runs
- 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 Worthing
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Worthing building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Worthing and neighbouring towns
Nearby towns we cover include Portslade, Littlehampton and Hove. Distance from Worthing does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Do you cover BN11 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Worthing including BN11, and nearby towns such as Portslade and Littlehampton. The survey and written quote are free.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Worthing 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.
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.
What is the frame-to-wall gap?
It is the space between the door frame and the surrounding wall, normally hidden by the architrave. If it is not filled with a suitable fire-resisting material, fire and smoke can pass around the door.