Greater London · NW5

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Chalk Farm

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Chalk Farm, Greater London: every door logged, photographed and graded, with a clear price for anything that needs putting right.

Fire door gap adjustment is the work needed to bring the gaps between a fire door leaf and its frame, and under the door, back within the tolerance in the door's evidence, typically 2 to 4 mm around the edges. We use the same method for buildings in Chalk Farm.

Town: Chalk Farm
County / area: Greater London
Postcode district: NW5
Region: London
Population: Around 25,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Camden Town

Typical buildings in Chalk Farm

Many Chalk Farm buildings are mixed use, with flats above shops and offices, where the stair door protecting the flats is often the weakest point. For fire door gap adjustments, we group Chalk Farm visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What's included in Chalk Farm?

Hardwood lippings fitted to narrow leaves where the evidence allows
Threshold gaps corrected or drop seals fitted on smoke control doors
Final readings recorded for the door's file
Hinges re-packed or replaced where the leaf has dropped
Gap readings at head, hinge side, closing side and threshold

Edges	Usually 2–4 mm at head and edges unless the evidence says otherwise.
Pairs	Meeting stiles on double doors within tolerance and aligned.
Threshold	Under-door gap suited to the door; tighter on smoke control doors.

Full details on our fire door gap adjustment page.

How we work in Chalk Farm

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Chalk Farm, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Booked around you

Visits in Chalk Farm are booked around residents, pupils or patients, including early, late and weekend slots by arrangement.

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Chalk Farm building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Fire door law for Chalk Farm buildings

As Chalk Farm is in England, responsible persons must maintain fire doors under the Fire Safety Order 2005, give residents fire door information in buildings with two or more flats, and run regulation 10 checks where a storey is over 11 metres.

Prices in Chalk Farm

Guide prices for fire door gap adjustments in Chalk Farm start from £145 per visit; typical rates are £90–£260 per door, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Chalk Farm building.

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Chalk Farm: questions

Can you price remedial work in Chalk Farm from another company's report?

Yes. Send the report and we will price each line for your building in Chalk Farm, or revisit specific doors if the report lacks detail.

Can you fix a big gap with a thicker intumescent strip?

Not as a general rule. Seals are tested for a particular gap; using oversized seals to hide a poor fit is not a reliable repair.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Chalk Farm?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Chalk Farm is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.

How big can the gap under a fire door be?

It depends on the door's evidence. Doors without smoke control often allow a larger threshold gap, sometimes up to around 8 to 10 mm, while smoke control doors usually need 3 mm or less or a tested drop seal.