Norfolk · NR5

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Bowthorpe

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Bowthorpe, Norfolk: every door logged, photographed and graded, with a clear price for anything that needs putting right.

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: Bowthorpe
County / area: Norfolk
County council: Norfolk
Postcode district: NR5
Region: East of England
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Norwich (6 km)

Typical buildings in Bowthorpe

In Bowthorpe fire door work tends to be smaller sites: flats above shops, small blocks, surgeries, pubs with rooms and care homes. We can work early, late or at weekends in Bowthorpe where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

Included as standard in Bowthorpe

Penetration labels and a register where required
Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
Photographs before and after each seal
Architraves refitted after sealing
Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool

Evidence	Before and after photos for each location.
Penetrations	Pipes and cables through compartment walls sealed.
Material	Product suitable for the gap width and substrate.

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

Why book with us in Bowthorpe?

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

Visits in Bowthorpe 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 Bowthorpe, linked to a door reference you can find again.

Which fire door rules apply in Bowthorpe?

As Bowthorpe 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 Bowthorpe?

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

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Bowthorpe: questions

Will I get photos?

Yes. Every sealed location is photographed before and after, and logged.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Bowthorpe?

Yes, if the building is a multi-occupied residential building with storeys over 11 metres. Bowthorpe 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 Bowthorpe?

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

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.