Oxfordshire · OX11

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Didcot

Need fire stopping in Didcot? 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: Didcot
County / area: Oxfordshire
County council: Oxfordshire
Postcode district: OX11
Region: South East England
Population: Around 29,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Abingdon (7 km)

Typical buildings in Didcot

Didcot 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 Didcot where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

Included as standard in Didcot

Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool
Penetration labels and a register where required
Photographs before and after each seal
Architraves refitted after sealing
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

Why Didcot clients choose us

Booked around you

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

Same report everywhere

Whether your building is in Didcot or across the country, the report format, defect grading and pricing are the same.

Priced door by door

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

Which fire door rules apply in Didcot?

Buildings in Didcot 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.

Didcot guide prices

Guide prices for fire stopping works in Didcot are typically £60–£180 per door frame, ex VAT. Get a guide price for your Didcot building.

Didcot FAQs

Do you cover the area around Didcot?

Yes. As well as Didcot itself we cover nearby towns including Abingdon, Oxford and Thatcham.

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.

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Didcot?

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