Greater London · N5

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Highbury

Responsible persons in Highbury can book fire stopping works with clear reports, useful photos and itemised 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 Highbury.

Town: Highbury
County / area: Greater London
Postcode district: N5
Region: London
Population: Around 27,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Islington (2 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Highbury

Buildings in Highbury range from post-war council blocks to new-build towers and converted Victorian houses split into flats, each with its own fire door issues. We can work early, late or at weekends in Highbury where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

Included as standard in Highbury

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

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.

Why book with us in Highbury?

Photos of every defect

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

Priced door by door

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

Same report everywhere

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

England fire safety law in Highbury

Buildings in Highbury fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

Highbury guide prices

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

Highbury FAQs

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Highbury?

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

Do you cover the area around Highbury?

Yes. As well as Highbury itself we cover nearby towns including Islington, Holloway and Stamford Hill.

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.