Essex · CO1

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Colchester

Colchester 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. We use the same method for buildings in Colchester.

Town: Colchester
County / area: Essex
County council: Essex
Postcode district: CO1
Region: East of England
Population: Around 130,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Sudbury (20 km)

What kind of buildings in Colchester need fire door work?

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Colchester, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. Where a Colchester building has had a recent fire risk assessment, send it over and we will price against its actions.

What happens on site in Colchester?

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
Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls

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.

What to expect in Colchester

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Colchester and Essex.

Photos of every defect

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

Records you can use

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

Which fire door rules apply in Colchester?

Colchester 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.

Colchester guide prices

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

Questions from Colchester clients

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Colchester?

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

Can you price remedial work in Colchester from another company's report?

Yes. Send the report and we will price each line for your building in Colchester, or revisit specific doors if the report lacks detail.

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.

Will I get photos?

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