Gloucestershire · GL1

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Gloucester

Need fire stopping in Gloucester? Tell us the building and roughly how many doors, and we will confirm a fixed price before booking.

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: Gloucester
County / area: Gloucestershire
County council: Gloucestershire
Postcode district: GL1
Region: South West England
Population: Around 130,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Cheltenham (12 km)

Typical buildings in Gloucester

Buildings in Gloucester range from 1960s flats to new-build apartment schemes, plus care homes, schools and retail units with stock rooms and stair doors. If you look after more than one building around Gloucester, we can schedule them on the same day.

What you get in Gloucester

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

Evidence	Before and after photos for each location.
Gap	Frame-to-wall gap fully filled to the depth required.
Penetrations	Pipes and cables through compartment walls sealed.

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

What to expect in Gloucester

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Gloucester and Gloucestershire.

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

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

Fire door law for Gloucester buildings

As Gloucester 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.

Prices in Gloucester

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

Gloucester FAQs

Will I get photos?

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

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.

Which fire safety law applies in Gloucester?

Gloucester 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 Gloucester?

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