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Fire Stopping Around Doors in Cheshire
Managing buildings across Cheshire? We cover fire stopping works in Warrington, Chester, Crewe and the rest of the county with one point of contact.
Fire Stopping Around Doors: 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.
- Area
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West England
- Postcode areas
- CH, CW, SK, SY, WA
- Towns listed
- 12
- Local authorities
- Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Warrington
- Fire safety law
- England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Included as standard across Cheshire
- Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
- Penetration labels and a register where required
- Photographs before and after each seal
- Architraves refitted after sealing
- Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
- Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool
How does it work in Cheshire?
Expose
Architraves are removed where needed to see the frame gap.
Select
The sealing method is chosen to suit the gap and wall.
Seal
Gaps and penetrations are sealed and photographed.
Record
Each location is logged with photos for the building file.
England fire safety law across Cheshire
As Cheshire 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 Cheshire
In Cheshire, fire stopping works typically cost £60–£180 per door frame ex VAT, depending on the building and specification.
Fire Stopping Around Doors by town in Cheshire
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Chester
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Congleton
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Crewe
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Ellesmere Port Town
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Great Sankey
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Macclesfield
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Northwich
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Runcorn
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Warrington
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Widnes
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Wilmslow
- Fire Stopping Around Doors in Winsford
Fire Stopping Around Doors in Cheshire: questions
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.
Is expanding foam acceptable around a fire door frame?
Only a fire-rated foam with evidence for that use and gap size. Ordinary expanding foam is not suitable. BS 8214:2026 lists acceptable approaches such as suitable mastics, foams and stone wool.
Which fire safety law applies in Cheshire?
Cheshire 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 Cheshire?
Yes. Inspections and repairs in Cheshire can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.