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Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Chadderton

Need a fire door gap adjustment in Chadderton? Tell us the building and roughly how many doors, and we will confirm a fixed price before booking.

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 Chadderton.

Town: Chadderton
County / area: Greater Manchester
Local authority: Oldham
Postcode district: OL9
Region: North West England
Population: Around 38,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Oldham (2 km)

Typical buildings in Chadderton

In Chadderton fire door work tends to be smaller sites: flats above shops, small blocks, surgeries, pubs with rooms and care homes. We can work early, late or at weekends in Chadderton where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

Included as standard in Chadderton

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

Edges	Usually 2–4 mm at head and edges unless the evidence says otherwise.
Cause	Dropped hinges, warping or frame movement fixed, not masked.
Threshold	Under-door gap suited to the door; tighter on smoke control doors.

Full details on our fire door gap adjustment page.

Why Chadderton clients choose us

Records you can use

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Chadderton and Greater Manchester.

Photos of every defect

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

Fire door law for Chadderton buildings

As Chadderton 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.

Chadderton guide prices

In Chadderton, fire door gap adjustments typically cost £90–£260 per door ex VAT, with visits from £145. Get a guide price for your Chadderton building.

Questions from Chadderton clients

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.

What gap is allowed around a fire door?

Most guidance and manufacturers' evidence expect gaps of about 2 to 4 mm at the head and edges, with 3 mm as a practical target. The door's own certification or test evidence takes precedence if it states a different figure.

Which fire safety law applies in Chadderton?

Chadderton is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, together with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 for multi-occupied residential buildings.

Do you work in occupied buildings in Chadderton?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Chadderton can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.