Staffordshire · WS13

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Lichfield

We provide fire door gap adjustments for buildings in Lichfield and the WS13 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

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 Lichfield.

Town: Lichfield
County / area: Staffordshire
County council: Staffordshire
Postcode district: WS13
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 35,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Burntwood (7 km)

What kind of buildings in Lichfield need fire door work?

In Lichfield fire door work tends to be smaller sites: flats above shops, small blocks, surgeries, pubs with rooms and care homes. Reports for Lichfield buildings keep the same door references from one visit to the next.

What's included in Lichfield?

Threshold gaps corrected or drop seals fitted on smoke control doors
Frame adjustment or re-fixing where the frame has moved
Final readings recorded for the door's file
Hardwood lippings fitted to narrow leaves where the evidence allows
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.
Cause	Dropped hinges, warping or frame movement fixed, not masked.

Full details on our fire door gap adjustment page.

What to expect in Lichfield

Records you can use

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

Priced door by door

Every failed item in Lichfield is priced separately, so you approve exactly what you want done.

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Lichfield and Staffordshire.

Fire door law for Lichfield buildings

As Lichfield 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.

Lichfield guide prices

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

Questions from Lichfield clients

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.

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.

Do you cover the area around Lichfield?

Yes. As well as Lichfield itself we cover nearby towns including Burntwood, Tamworth and Aldridge.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Lichfield?

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