Essex · CM1

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Chelmsford

Looking for fire stopping in Chelmsford? We inspect, repair and replace fire doors across Chelmsford and surrounding parts of Essex, with a door-by-door report and every remedial item priced separately.

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: Chelmsford
County / area: Essex
County council: Essex
Postcode district: CM1
Region: East of England
Population: Around 110,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Billericay (12 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Chelmsford

With a large student population, Chelmsford has plenty of HMOs and halls, where wedged doors and disconnected closers are common problems. If you look after more than one building around Chelmsford, we can schedule them on the same day.

Included as standard in Chelmsford

Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
Photographs before and after each seal
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
Penetration labels and a register where required
Architraves refitted after sealing

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

Why book with us in Chelmsford?

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

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

Photos of every defect

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

England fire safety law in Chelmsford

As Chelmsford 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.

What will it cost in Chelmsford?

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

Questions from Chelmsford clients

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Chelmsford?

It depends on the number of doors and access. Tell us what you need and we will give you the earliest date when you call, and confirm it in writing.

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Chelmsford?

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