Lincolnshire · LN2

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Lincoln

From the LN2 district outwards, we cover Lincoln and neighbouring towns such as Gainsborough and Newark on Trent for fire stopping works.

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: Lincoln
County / area: Lincolnshire
County council: Lincolnshire
Postcode district: LN2
Region: East Midlands
Population: Around 100,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Gainsborough (23 km)

What kind of buildings in Lincoln need fire door work?

Lincoln has purpose-built student blocks and shared houses alongside university, hospital and council buildings with long runs of corridor doors. If you look after more than one building around Lincoln, we can schedule them on the same day.

What's included in Lincoln?

Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
Photographs before and after each seal
Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
Architraves refitted after sealing

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

What to expect in Lincoln

Priced door by door

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

Photos of every defect

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

Records you can use

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

Which fire door rules apply in Lincoln?

Buildings in Lincoln fall under English fire safety law: the Fire Safety Order 2005 requires fire doors to be maintained, and in multi-occupied residential buildings over 11 metres regulation 10 sets quarterly and annual checks.

Lincoln guide prices

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

Common questions in Lincoln

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Lincoln?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Lincoln is in England, so the quarterly communal door checks and annual flat entrance door checks apply to those buildings.

Do you work in occupied buildings in Lincoln?

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

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.

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.