Tyne and Wear · NE38

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Washington

From the NE38 district outwards, we cover Washington and neighbouring towns such as Chester-le-Street and Felling for fire stopping works.

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. We use the same method for buildings in Washington.

Town: Washington
County / area: Tyne and Wear
Local authority: Sunderland
Postcode district: NE38
Region: North East England
Population: Around 67,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Chester-le-Street (6 km)

Typical Washington fire door jobs

Care homes, schools and small residential blocks are typical Washington buildings with fire doors to look after. We can work early, late or at weekends in Washington where residents, pupils or patients make daytime access difficult.

What happens on site in Washington?

Photographs before and after each seal
Architraves refitted after sealing
Penetration labels and a register where required
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls

Penetrations	Pipes and cables through compartment walls sealed.
Material	Product suitable for the gap width and substrate.
Gap	Frame-to-wall gap fully filled to the depth required.

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

Why Washington clients choose us

Priced door by door

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

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

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

Fire safety law that applies in Washington

As Washington 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 Washington

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

Common questions in Washington

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 Washington?

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

Can you price remedial work in Washington from another company's report?

Yes. Send the report and we will price each line for your building in Washington, or revisit specific doors if the report lacks detail.