Kent · ME2

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Rochester

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

In short: 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: Rochester
County / area: Kent
Local authority: Medway
Postcode district: ME2
Region: South East England
Population: Around 29,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Chatham (2 km)

Typical buildings in Rochester

Landlords in Rochester often have a few HMOs or flats to look after, and a single visit can cover all of them. We can work early, late or at weekends in Rochester where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What our fire stopping covers in Rochester

Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
Photographs before and after each seal
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
Architraves refitted after sealing
Penetration labels and a register where required

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

How we work in Rochester

Photos of every defect

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

Booked around you

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

Priced door by door

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

Fire door law for Rochester buildings

Rochester 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 Rochester

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

Common questions in Rochester

Which fire safety law applies in Rochester?

Rochester 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.

Do you work in occupied buildings in Rochester?

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