Hampshire · SO14

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Southampton

Southampton landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book fire stopping works with straightforward reports and fixed 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.

Town: Southampton
County / area: Hampshire
Local authority: Southampton
Postcode district: SO14
Region: South East England
Population: Around 270,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Hythe (5 km)

Fire doors in Southampton's buildings

Halls and shared houses in Southampton are easiest to inspect between tenancies, when bedroom doors can be repaired without disturbing residents. Reports for Southampton buildings keep the same door references from one visit to the next.

What our fire stopping covers in Southampton

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

Why Southampton clients choose us

Records you can use

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

Photos of every defect

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

Priced door by door

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

Fire safety law that applies in Southampton

As Southampton 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 Southampton?

Guide prices for fire stopping works in Southampton are typically £60–£180 per door frame, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Southampton building.

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Southampton: questions

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Southampton?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Southampton 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.

Will I get photos?

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

Can you price remedial work in Southampton from another company's report?

Yes. Send the report and we will price each line for your building in Southampton, or revisit specific doors if the report lacks detail.