Staffordshire · ST3

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Longton

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Longton, Staffordshire: 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 Longton.

Town: Longton
County / area: Staffordshire
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode district: ST3
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 27,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Stoke-on-Trent (4 km)

Typical Longton fire door jobs

Longton has its share of converted buildings and older doors of unknown origin, where an inspection records what evidence exists. Where a Longton building has had a recent fire risk assessment, send it over and we will price against its actions.

What our fire door gap adjustment covers in Longton

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

Edges	Usually 2–4 mm at head and edges unless the evidence says otherwise.
Cause	Dropped hinges, warping or frame movement fixed, not masked.
Pairs	Meeting stiles on double doors within tolerance and aligned.

Full details on our fire door gap adjustment page.

Why book with us in Longton?

Photos of every defect

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

One contact

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

Records you can use

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

Fire safety law that applies in Longton

Buildings in Longton fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

How much do fire door gap adjustments cost in Longton?

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

Questions from Longton clients

Why do gaps open up over time?

Hinges wear and drop, frames shrink or move, leaves warp, and doors are sometimes planed after flooring changes. Each needs a different repair.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Longton?

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

Do you cover the area around Longton?

Yes. As well as Longton itself we cover nearby towns including Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle under Lyme and Kidsgrove.

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.