Hampshire · PO1

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Portsmouth

Whether it is a block of flats, a school or a care home in Portsmouth, our fire stopping works follow the same door-by-door method and report format.

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: Portsmouth
County / area: Hampshire
Local authority: Portsmouth
Postcode district: PO1
Region: South East England
Population: Around 210,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Gosport (3 km)

Typical buildings in Portsmouth

Sea air is hard on hardware: corroded hinges and closers are a common fire door fault in coastal towns such as Portsmouth. Portsmouth jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

What happens on site in Portsmouth?

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

Gap	Frame-to-wall gap fully filled to the depth required.
Material	Product suitable for the gap width and substrate.
Penetrations	Pipes and cables through compartment walls sealed.

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

Why book with us in Portsmouth?

Priced door by door

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

Records you can use

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

Photos of every defect

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

Fire door law for Portsmouth buildings

As Portsmouth 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.

How much do fire stopping works cost in Portsmouth?

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

Portsmouth FAQs

Will I get photos?

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

Do you cover the area around Portsmouth?

Yes. As well as Portsmouth itself we cover nearby towns including Gosport, Fareham and Ryde.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Portsmouth?

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