County Durham · DH9

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Stanley

Whether it is a block of flats, a school or a care home in Stanley, our fire stopping works follow the same door-by-door method and report format.

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: Stanley
County / area: County Durham
County council: County Durham
Postcode district: DH9
Region: North East England
Population: Around 31,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Chester-le-Street (8 km)

Typical buildings in Stanley

Stanley has its share of converted buildings and older doors of unknown origin, where an inspection records what evidence exists. We can work early, late or at weekends in Stanley where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What's included in Stanley?

Photographs before and after each seal
Architraves refitted after sealing
Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool

Material	Product suitable for the gap width and substrate.
Gap	Frame-to-wall gap fully filled to the depth required.
Penetrations	Pipes and cables through compartment walls sealed.

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

How we work in Stanley

Photos of every defect

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

Same report everywhere

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

Booked around you

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

England fire safety law in Stanley

Stanley is in England, so the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the common parts and non-domestic premises, and regulation 10 adds quarterly communal and annual flat entrance door checks in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres.

Stanley guide prices

Typical Stanley prices: £60–£180 per door frame (ex VAT), confirmed as a fixed price before work starts. Get a guide price for your Stanley building.

Questions from Stanley clients

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Stanley?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Stanley is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.

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.

Do you cover the area around Stanley?

Yes. As well as Stanley itself we cover nearby towns including Chester-le-Street, Consett and Gateshead.