Tyne and Wear · DH5

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Houghton-Le-Spring

We provide fire stopping works for buildings in Houghton-Le-Spring and the DH5 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

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: Houghton-Le-Spring
County / area: Tyne and Wear
Local authority: Sunderland
Postcode district: DH5
Region: North East England
Population: Around 37,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Chester-le-Street (7 km)

Typical buildings in Houghton-Le-Spring

Houghton-Le-Spring has its share of converted buildings and older doors of unknown origin, where an inspection records what evidence exists. Houghton-Le-Spring jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

What our fire stopping covers in Houghton-Le-Spring

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

What to expect in Houghton-Le-Spring

Booked around you

Visits in Houghton-Le-Spring are booked around residents, pupils or patients, including early, late and weekend slots by arrangement.

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across Houghton-Le-Spring and Tyne and Wear.

Records you can use

PDF and spreadsheet records for every Houghton-Le-Spring building, ready for your fire risk assessor.

Fire door law for Houghton-Le-Spring buildings

As Houghton-Le-Spring 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.

Prices in Houghton-Le-Spring

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

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Houghton-Le-Spring: questions

Do you work in occupied buildings in Houghton-Le-Spring?

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

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.

Which fire safety law applies in Houghton-Le-Spring?

Houghton-Le-Spring 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.

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.