Kent · TN13

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Sevenoaks

Whether it is a block of flats, a school or a care home in Sevenoaks, our fire stopping works follow the same door-by-door method and report format.

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: Sevenoaks
County / area: Kent
County council: Kent
Postcode district: TN13
Region: South East England
Population: Around 30,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Tonbridge (10 km)

Fire doors in Sevenoaks's buildings

Sevenoaks has its share of converted buildings and older doors of unknown origin, where an inspection records what evidence exists. We can work early, late or at weekends in Sevenoaks where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

Included as standard in Sevenoaks

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

Material	Product suitable for the gap width and substrate.
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.

Why Sevenoaks clients choose us

Booked around you

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

Photos of every defect

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

Priced door by door

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

England fire safety law in Sevenoaks

As Sevenoaks 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 Sevenoaks?

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

Sevenoaks FAQs

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.

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 Sevenoaks?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Sevenoaks 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 Sevenoaks?

Sevenoaks 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.