Hampshire · SO23

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Winchester

Need fire stopping in Winchester? Tell us the building and roughly how many doors, and we will confirm a fixed price before booking.

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: Winchester
County / area: Hampshire
County council: Hampshire
Postcode district: SO23
Region: South East England
Population: Around 46,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Eastleigh (11 km)

Fire doors in Winchester's buildings

Halls and shared houses in Winchester are easiest to inspect between tenancies, when bedroom doors can be repaired without disturbing residents. For fire stopping works, we group Winchester visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What's included in Winchester?

Photographs before and after each seal
Architraves refitted after sealing
Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool
Penetration labels and a register where required
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.
Penetrations	Pipes and cables through compartment walls sealed.

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

What to expect in Winchester

Booked around you

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

Records you can use

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

Same report everywhere

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

England fire safety law in Winchester

As Winchester 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.

What will it cost in Winchester?

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

Winchester FAQs

Will I get photos?

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

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

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

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 Winchester?

Winchester 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.