Getting fire door frames right in Bradford
If you need fire door frames in Bradford, we can survey, supply and install, then leave you the evidence your fire risk assessor will ask for.
Fire doors in Bradford protect escape routes in shared houses, converted flats and restaurants alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Bradford 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 Bradford 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.
As standard, the work covers:
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Hardwood or certified frames to suit the door
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
Rules and responsibilities in Bradford
In Bradford, 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 Bradford 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 Bradford
From offices to schools, the requirement for fire door frames in Bradford 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
Guide prices in Bradford
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Bradford building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Bradford and neighbouring towns
Bradford is about 13.4 km from Leeds, and we cover both, along with nearby Shipley and Pudsey. Send us your postcode and we'll confirm survey dates.
Questions
Do you work in Bradford?
Yes, we take on fire door frames in Bradford and the surrounding area, including Shipley and Pudsey. Send your postcode and a few details and we'll come back with survey dates.
Can you work from an existing inspection report for my Bradford 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 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.
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.