West Midlands · England
Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Worcestershire
We provide fire door gap adjustments across Worcestershire, including Worcester, Redditch and Kidderminster, with the same report format and pricing wherever your buildings are.
Fire Door Gap Adjustment: 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.
- Area
- Worcestershire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Postcode areas
- B, DY, WR
- Towns listed
- 8
- Local authorities
- Worcestershire
- Fire safety law
- England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
What every job in Worcestershire includes
- Threshold gaps corrected or drop seals fitted on smoke control doors
- 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
- Gap readings at head, hinge side, closing side and threshold
- Frame adjustment or re-fixing where the frame has moved
How does it work in Worcestershire?
Measure
Gaps are measured at several points on every edge.
Diagnose
We identify why the gap has opened.
Correct
Hinges, leaf or frame are corrected using a method the door's evidence supports.
Re-measure
Final gap readings are recorded.
Fire door law for Worcestershire buildings
As Worcestershire 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.
- Fire Safety Order 2005: fire doors must be maintained (article 17)
- Fire Safety Act 2021: flat entrance doors are within scope
- Regulation 10: quarterly communal checks and annual flat door checks above 11 m
- Building Safety Act 2022: stronger record keeping and information duties
Guide prices in Worcestershire
Guide prices for fire door gap adjustments in Worcestershire start from £145 per visit; typical rates are £90–£260 per door, ex VAT.
Fire Door Gap Adjustment by town in Worcestershire
- Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Bromsgrove
- Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Droitwich
- Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Evesham
- Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Great Malvern
- Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Kidderminster
- Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Redditch
- Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Stourport-on-Severn
- Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Worcester
Fire Door Gap Adjustment in Worcestershire: 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.
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.
Which fire safety law applies in Worcestershire?
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire?
Yes. Inspections and repairs in Worcestershire can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.