Greater London · SW13

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Barnes

Responsible persons in Barnes can book fire stopping works with clear reports, useful photos and itemised 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: Barnes
County / area: Greater London
Postcode district: SW13
Region: London
Population: Around 21,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Chiswick (2 km)

Typical buildings in Barnes

Many Barnes buildings are mixed use, with flats above shops and offices, where the stair door protecting the flats is often the weakest point. If you look after more than one building around Barnes, we can schedule them on the same day.

What's included in Barnes?

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

Why Barnes clients choose us

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Barnes and Greater London.

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Barnes or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Priced door by door

Every failed item in Barnes is priced separately, so you approve exactly what you want done.

Fire safety law that applies in Barnes

As Barnes 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 Barnes

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

Questions from Barnes clients

Which fire safety law applies in Barnes?

Barnes 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 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.

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 Barnes?

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