Essex · CO15

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Clacton-on-Sea

Clacton-on-Sea landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book fire stopping works with straightforward reports and fixed 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: Clacton-on-Sea
County / area: Essex
County council: Essex
Postcode district: CO15
Region: East of England
Population: Around 51,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Harwich (19 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Clacton-on-Sea

Seafront blocks of flats, care homes and hospitality buildings make up much of the building stock with fire doors in Clacton-on-Sea. If you look after more than one building around Clacton-on-Sea, we can schedule them on the same day.

What you get in Clacton-on-Sea

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

How we work in Clacton-on-Sea

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Clacton-on-Sea, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Priced door by door

Every failed item in Clacton-on-Sea is priced separately, so you approve exactly what you want done.

Booked around you

Visits in Clacton-on-Sea are booked around residents, pupils or patients, including early, late and weekend slots by arrangement.

Which fire door rules apply in Clacton-on-Sea?

As Clacton-on-Sea 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.

How much do fire stopping works cost in Clacton-on-Sea?

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

Questions from Clacton-on-Sea clients

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 work in occupied buildings in Clacton-on-Sea?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Clacton-on-Sea 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 Clacton-on-Sea?

Clacton-on-Sea 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.

Will I get photos?

Yes. Every sealed location is photographed before and after, and logged.