Greater Manchester · OL10

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Heywood

From the OL10 district outwards, we cover Heywood and neighbouring towns such as Middleton and Rochdale for fire stopping works.

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: Heywood
County / area: Greater Manchester
Local authority: Rochdale
Postcode district: OL10
Region: North West England
Population: Around 28,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Middleton (5 km)

Typical buildings in Heywood

In Heywood fire door work tends to be smaller sites: flats above shops, small blocks, surgeries, pubs with rooms and care homes. We can work early, late or at weekends in Heywood where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What's included in Heywood?

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

What to expect in Heywood

Priced door by door

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

Same report everywhere

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

Booked around you

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

Fire door law for Heywood buildings

As Heywood 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 Heywood

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

Common questions in Heywood

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.

Which fire safety law applies in Heywood?

Heywood 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 Heywood?

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