West Midlands · B27

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Acocks Green

From the B27 district outwards, we cover Acocks Green and neighbouring towns such as Shirley and Solihull 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.

Town: Acocks Green
County / area: West Midlands
Local authority: Birmingham
Postcode district: B27
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 27,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Shirley (4 km)

Typical buildings in Acocks Green

Village schools, community buildings and small care homes around Acocks Green are typical of local fire door work. Acocks Green jobs start with a short call to agree access, followed by a fixed price in writing.

What's included in Acocks Green?

Gaps sealed with suitable intumescent mastic, foam or stone wool
Architraves refitted after sealing
Service penetrations near doors sealed in compartment walls
Frame-to-wall gaps exposed and inspected
Photographs before and after each seal

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

How we work in Acocks Green

Records you can use

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

Booked around you

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

Photos of every defect

You get photographs of every defect found in Acocks Green, linked to a door reference you can find again.

England fire safety law in Acocks Green

As Acocks Green 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.

What will it cost in Acocks Green?

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

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Acocks Green: questions

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Acocks Green?

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

Will I get photos?

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

Do you work in occupied buildings in Acocks Green?

Yes. Inspections and repairs in Acocks Green 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.