Essex · CM8

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Witham

Witham landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book fire stopping works with straightforward reports and fixed prices.

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: Witham
County / area: Essex
County council: Essex
Postcode district: CM8
Region: East of England
Population: Around 25,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Maldon (8 km)

Typical Witham fire door jobs

Witham has its share of converted buildings and older doors of unknown origin, where an inspection records what evidence exists. Witham jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

Included as standard in Witham

Architraves refitted after sealing
Penetration labels and a register where required
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool
Photographs before and after each seal

Penetrations	Pipes and cables through compartment walls sealed.
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 Witham

Photos of every defect

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

Booked around you

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

Records you can use

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

Fire door law for Witham buildings

Witham 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.

Witham guide prices

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

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Witham: questions

Which fire safety law applies in Witham?

Witham 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.

Do you work in occupied buildings in Witham?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Witham can be carried out in occupied flats, schools, care homes and workplaces, with doors kept closable at all times.

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.