Hertfordshire · AL1

Fire Stopping Around Doors in St Albans

We provide fire stopping works for buildings in St Albans and the AL1 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

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: St Albans
County / area: Hertfordshire
County council: Hertfordshire
Postcode district: AL1
Region: East of England
Population: Around 85,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Harpenden (8 km)

Typical buildings in St Albans

St Albans has smaller blocks of flats, flats above shops, care homes and schools, where a single day on site often covers every fire door. If you look after more than one building around St Albans, we can schedule them on the same day.

What's included in St Albans?

Penetration labels and a register where required
Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool
Photographs before and after each seal

Evidence	Before and after photos for each location.
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 St Albans clients choose us

Same report everywhere

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

Records you can use

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

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across St Albans and Hertfordshire.

Fire safety law that applies in St Albans

St Albans 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 St Albans

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

Questions from St Albans clients

Do you work in occupied buildings in St Albans?

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

Which fire safety law applies in St Albans?

St Albans 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.

Can you fire stop a whole building?

This service covers fire stopping around doors and nearby penetrations. Wider compartmentation surveys need a specialist survey, which we can arrange.

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.