Staffordshire · ST16

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Stafford

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Stafford, 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.

Town: Stafford
County / area: Staffordshire
County council: Staffordshire
Postcode district: ST16
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 70,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Rugeley (13 km)

Typical buildings in Stafford

Care homes, schools and small residential blocks are typical Stafford buildings with fire doors to look after. Reports for Stafford buildings keep the same door references from one visit to the next.

What's included in Stafford?

Gap readings at head, hinge side, closing side and threshold
Threshold gaps corrected or drop seals fitted on smoke control doors
Frame adjustment or re-fixing where the frame has moved
Hinges re-packed or replaced where the leaf has dropped
Final readings recorded for the door's file

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.

Why Stafford clients choose us

Photos of every defect

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

Records you can use

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

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Stafford or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Which fire door rules apply in Stafford?

As Stafford 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 Stafford

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

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Stafford: questions

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.

Do you cover the area around Stafford?

Yes. As well as Stafford itself we cover nearby towns including Rugeley, Cannock and Burntwood.

Which fire safety law applies in Stafford?

Stafford 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.

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.