West Midlands · B8

Fire Stopping Around Doors in Washwood Heath

We provide fire stopping works for buildings in Washwood Heath and the B8 postcode district, from single doors to whole blocks and estates.

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: Washwood Heath
County / area: West Midlands
Local authority: Birmingham
Postcode district: B8
Region: West Midlands
Population: Around 33,000 people
Fire safety law: England: Fire Safety Order 2005 + regulation 10 above 11 m
Nearest town: Aston (4 km)

Typical buildings in Washwood Heath

Village schools, community buildings and small care homes around Washwood Heath are typical of local fire door work. Where a Washwood Heath building has had a recent fire risk assessment, send it over and we will price against its actions.

Included as standard in Washwood Heath

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

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

Full details on our fire stopping around doors page.

How we work in Washwood Heath

Records you can use

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

Photos of every defect

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

Booked around you

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

Fire door law for Washwood Heath buildings

As Washwood Heath 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 Washwood Heath

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

Common questions in Washwood Heath

Does regulation 10 apply to buildings in Washwood Heath?

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

Do you need to remove architraves?

Often, yes. The frame gap is usually hidden behind the architrave, so we remove and refit it to inspect and seal properly.

Do you cover the area around Washwood Heath?

Yes. As well as Washwood Heath itself we cover nearby towns including Aston, Birmingham and Acocks Green.

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.