Fire door frames: our service in Salisbury
Our fire door frames service covers Salisbury and the wider Wiltshire area. Every job starts with a survey of the openings, so the quote reflects your actual doors rather than a guess.
Fire doors in Salisbury protect escape routes in small offices, schools and care homes alike. We adapt the programme to the building and its occupants, never the standard of the installation.
Frame-to-wall gaps on Salisbury 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 Salisbury survey.
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:
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Architraves and making good
- Fixing at specified centres with packing
Which fire door rules apply in Salisbury?
Fire doors in Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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.
Buildings and duty holders in Salisbury
The need for fire door frames usually arises in offices or schools, and sometimes converted houses. Each has its own pressures, such as residents at home or a building that must stay open, so we plan the sequence of work in Salisbury to keep escape routes protected throughout.
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 Salisbury
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Salisbury building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Salisbury
Nearby towns we cover include Andover, Totton and Southampton. Distance from Salisbury does not change our guide prices, and the survey and quote are free.
Questions
Is Salisbury within your coverage area?
It is. We cover Salisbury in Wiltshire and neighbouring towns such as Andover. There is no charge for the survey.
What happens on a survey in Salisbury?
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.
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.