West Midlands · B8

Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Washwood Heath

Responsible persons in Washwood Heath can book fire door gap adjustments with clear reports, useful photos and itemised prices.

In short: 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: Washwood Heath
County / area: West Midlands
Local authority: Birmingham
Postcode district: B8
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 33,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Aston (4 km)

Typical Washwood Heath fire door jobs

Village schools, community buildings and small care homes around Washwood Heath are typical of local fire door work. We can work early, late or at weekends in Washwood Heath where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What happens on site in Washwood Heath?

Frame adjustment or re-fixing where the frame has moved
Hinges re-packed or replaced where the leaf has dropped
Gap readings at head, hinge side, closing side and threshold
Threshold gaps corrected or drop seals fitted on smoke control doors
Hardwood lippings fitted to narrow leaves where the evidence allows

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

Full details on our fire door gap adjustment page.

Why book with us in Washwood Heath?

Photos of every defect

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

Priced door by door

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

Records you can use

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

Fire door law for Washwood Heath buildings

As Washwood Heath 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.

Washwood Heath guide prices

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

Washwood Heath FAQs

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.

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 Washwood Heath?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Washwood Heath 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 Washwood Heath?

Yes. As well as Washwood Heath itself we cover nearby towns including Aston, Birmingham and Acocks Green.