Dorset · BH6

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Christchurch

Responsible persons in Christchurch can book fire stopping works with clear reports, useful photos and itemised prices.

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: Christchurch
County / area: Dorset
Local authority: Bournemouth
Postcode district: BH6
Region: South West England
Population: Around 31,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Bournemouth (7 km)

Typical Christchurch fire door jobs

Christchurch has many converted townhouses now used as flats, guest houses or care homes, where original doors have been upgraded with mixed results. We can work early, late or at weekends in Christchurch where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What you get in Christchurch

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

Why Christchurch clients choose us

Same report everywhere

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

Priced door by door

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

Booked around you

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

Which fire door rules apply in Christchurch?

Christchurch 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.

Prices in Christchurch

In Christchurch, fire stopping works typically cost £60–£180 per door frame ex VAT, depending on the building and specification. Get a guide price for your Christchurch building.

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Christchurch: questions

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.

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 Christchurch?

Yes. As well as Christchurch itself we cover nearby towns including Bournemouth, New Milton and Poole.

Which fire safety law applies in Christchurch?

Christchurch 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.