Somerset · BA1

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Bath

Bath landlords, managing agents and facilities teams can book fire stopping works with straightforward reports and fixed prices.

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: Bath
County / area: Somerset
Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset
Postcode district: BA1
Region: South West England
Population: Around 100,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Trowbridge (12 km)

What kind of buildings in Bath need fire door work?

Student accommodation and HMOs are a big part of the building stock in Bath, and bedroom door closers and seals in shared housing take heavy wear every term. If you look after more than one building around Bath, we can schedule them on the same day.

Included as standard in Bath

Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool
Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
Penetration labels and a register where required
Photographs before and after each seal
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.
Penetrations	Pipes and cables through compartment walls sealed.

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

Why Bath clients choose us

Records you can use

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

Same report everywhere

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

Priced door by door

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

Fire door law for Bath buildings

Buildings in Bath 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.

Bath guide prices

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

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Bath: questions

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in Bath?

It depends on the number of doors and access. Tell us what you need and we will give you the earliest date when you call, and confirm it in writing.

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.

Will I get photos?

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

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Bath?

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