Tyne and Wear · NE30

Fire Stopping Around Doors in North Shields

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

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: North Shields
County / area: Tyne and Wear
Local authority: North Tyneside
Postcode district: NE30
Region: North East England
Population: Around 40,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Tynemouth (2 km)

Where fire doors matter most in North Shields

In North Shields fire door work tends to be smaller sites: flats above shops, small blocks, surgeries, pubs with rooms and care homes. For fire stopping works, we group North Shields visits with nearby buildings wherever possible to keep your price down.

What our fire stopping covers in North Shields

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

How we work in North Shields

One contact

One point of contact for inspections, repairs and replacements across North Shields and Tyne and Wear.

Booked around you

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

Records you can use

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

England fire safety law in North Shields

As North Shields 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 North Shields

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

North Shields FAQs

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.

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.

How quickly can you inspect fire doors in North Shields?

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.

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in North Shields?

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