Berkshire · RG40

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Wokingham

Need fire stopping in Wokingham? Tell us the building and roughly how many doors, and we will confirm a fixed price before booking.

In short: fire stopping is the sealing of gaps and openings in fire-resisting walls and floors so fire and smoke cannot pass through. Around a fire door it mainly means the gap between the door frame and the wall, which must be sealed as well as the door itself.

Town: Wokingham
County / area: Berkshire
Local authority: Wokingham
Postcode district: RG40
Region: South East England
Population: Around 41,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Crowthorne (6 km)

Typical Wokingham fire door jobs

Care homes, schools and small residential blocks are typical Wokingham buildings with fire doors to look after. For fire stopping works, we group Wokingham visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What happens on site in Wokingham?

Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
Penetration labels and a register where required
Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
Photographs before and after each seal

Evidence	Before and after photos for each location.
Material	Product suitable for the gap width and substrate.
Gap	Frame-to-wall gap fully filled to the depth required.

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

What to expect in Wokingham

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Wokingham and Berkshire.

Booked around you

Visits in Wokingham are booked around residents, pupils or patients, including early, late and weekend slots by arrangement.

Records you can use

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

Which fire door rules apply in Wokingham?

As Wokingham 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.

Wokingham guide prices

Guide prices for fire stopping works in Wokingham are typically £60–£180 per door frame, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Wokingham building.

Common questions in Wokingham

Can you fire stop a whole building?

This service covers fire stopping around doors and nearby penetrations. Wider compartmentation surveys need a specialist survey, which we can arrange.

Do you need to remove architraves?

Often, yes. The frame gap is usually hidden behind the architrave, so we remove and refit it to inspect and seal properly.

Do you work in occupied buildings in Wokingham?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Wokingham can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.

Which fire safety law applies in Wokingham?

Wokingham 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.