Kent · CT1

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Canterbury

Need fire stopping in Canterbury? 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. We use the same method for buildings in Canterbury.

Town: Canterbury
County / area: Kent
County council: Kent
Postcode district: CT1
Region: South East England
Population: Around 55,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Whitstable (10 km)

Where fire doors matter most in Canterbury

Canterbury has purpose-built student blocks and shared houses alongside university, hospital and council buildings with long runs of corridor doors. We can work early, late or at weekends in Canterbury where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What's included in Canterbury?

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

What to expect in Canterbury

Booked around you

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

Priced door by door

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

Photos of every defect

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

Fire door law for Canterbury buildings

As Canterbury 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 Canterbury?

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

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Canterbury: questions

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.

Which fire safety law applies in Canterbury?

Canterbury 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.

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Canterbury?

It depends on the number of doors and access. Tell us what you need and we will give you the earliest date when you call, and confirm it in writing.