Fire Stopping in Anerley
Work needed on a service penetration in Anerley? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Openings left by services added after handover
Need fire stopping in Anerley?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Common questions from Anerley clients
Can you work in a care home near Anerley with residents in?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like King's College London?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
How do we ask for a quote?
There are four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Do you design or specify fire stopping?
No. The specification comes from your designer, fire engineer or building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
Do you work in Scotland as well as England?
Our area runs from Greater London and the South East to every part of Scotland. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook says service penetrations should keep at least the fire resistance of the wall or floor, using products tested for their end use.
What will the job cost?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Fire stopping in Anerley, done properly
It helps to set out our role at the start. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, service gaps in risers and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and what we’re called in for most is fire stopping installed outside its tested range and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal. Searching for sealant specialists in Anerley? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005.
After a fit-out or new cabling in a London building, risers and ceiling voids are where open service gaps tend to be found. If sealant is the specified product we fit it to its tested detail, and if the detail needs something else, you will hear it from us.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Place
- Anerley (SE20, SE19, SE26)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire stopping in Anerley: the local picture
Anerley has a number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. The national BS 476 classes are due to drop out of it from 2 September 2029, leaving the European BS EN 13501-2 route, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Where a unit on an estate such as Franklin Industrial Estate, 0.6 miles to the east of Anerley, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail. At a college such as Capel Manor College, under half a mile to the north-west of Anerley, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like British Home & Hospital for Incurables, 1.8 miles west of Anerley, all have compartment walls crossed by services.
Anerley is about 2 miles north-east of Thornton Heath, in Greater London. We cover Anerley and the rest of Greater London, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Anerley is one of 764 places in Greater London on our list. There’s a separate page for London, roughly 6 miles from Anerley.
Business premises anywhere in SE20, SE19 and SE26 are within our area for service penetrations. Streets here include Maple Road, Padua Road and Genoa Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Sites close to Anerley are covered too, including Penge (1 mile east), Crystal Palace (1 mile north), Sydenham (1 mile north-east), Gipsy Hill (1 mile north-west) and Upper Norwood (1 mile west). A short drive away, we cover London (6 miles north), City of Westminster (8 miles north-west), Marylebone (8 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles north-west), St Pancras (8 miles north) and Shoreditch (8 miles north).
Local landmarks in Anerley
We work on buildings around Crystal Palace School, Crystal Palace Dinosaurs and Harris City Academy Crystal Palace. Anerley has its own railway station: Anerley station. Other landmarks nearby include Crystal Palace Museum (0.5 miles north-west) and Whitgift Centre (3.1 miles south-west). Not far away are Dulwich Upper Wood and Knight's Hill.
Surface by surface
Masonry and concrete
Core-drilled holes are neat; broken-out ones rarely are. The gap is measured at the widest point against the detail’s limits, and any that don’t are flagged.
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Your fixed quote is built from the real scope. It allows for:
- Phasing around occupants
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- The product specified
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
What to include in your enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over to discuss it first.
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When to bring in a specialist
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Commercial clients in Anerley
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Anerley can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
Why deal with it now?
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. The specified fire seal closes the gap for all of these. Getting scaffold, permits or access booked in Anerley takes effort, so while access is arranged it pays to renew all failing joints, not just the worst.
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Why appoint us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Public liability insurance in place
- Specification-led, product-correct work
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
How a job runs
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then handed back before we move to the next. Planning a London job such as one in Anerley starts with access. Give us the hours we can be on site and we will schedule to suit.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Getting the site ready
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Send your site hours and access windows
Request a quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.