Greater London · N1

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Islington

From the N1 district outwards, we cover Islington and neighbouring towns such as Highbury and Holloway for fire stopping works.

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 Islington.

Town: Islington
County / area: Greater London
Postcode district: N1
Region: London
Population: Around 320,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Highbury (2 km)

Typical buildings in Islington

Fire door work in Islington typically involves purpose-built blocks, mansion flats and converted terraces, where communal stair doors and flat entrance doors carry most of the fire strategy. For fire stopping works, we group Islington visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What happens on site in Islington?

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

How we work in Islington

Booked around you

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

Same report everywhere

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

Records you can use

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

Which fire door rules apply in Islington?

Islington 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.

Prices in Islington

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

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Islington: questions

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Islington?

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

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 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.

Do you cover the area around Islington?

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