South East England and London
Fire Stopping in Slough
Fire stopping in all 11 towns and villages of Slough, done properly, with a fixed quote before we start and a 12-month guarantee.
Need fire stopping in Slough?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Towns we cover in Slough
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, and send details for a fixed quote.
Main towns
Also in Slough
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
Postcode districts
Our fire stopping service in Slough
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. What we offer is careful installation of the specified sealant to its tested detail, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, service gaps in risers and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are non-fire-rated filler around services and improvised or mixed-product fire seals.
Where the site stays busy, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then handed back before the next one starts.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
How we quote
A quote for service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
Why clients in Slough choose us
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- CSCS-carded applicators
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
Quotes
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Around Slough
We work on buildings around Herschel Grammar School, St Michael and All Angels and Westgate School and the streets around them. Nearby too are Herschel Park (1.1 miles south-east), The Godolphin Junior Academy (0.6 miles north) and The Moon and Spoon pub (0.6 miles south-east). Slough’s nearest station is Slough station, roughly 0.7 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Upton Hospital (0.9 miles south-east) and Windsor Castle (2.1 miles south). Open spaces near Slough include Taplow Lake and Burnham Beeches.
Fire-resisting walls and floors across Slough
Hospitals, schools, care homes, offices and blocks across Slough all rely on fire-resisting walls and floors. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified, around service penetrations and linear gaps, to the tested detail.
Around the motorway corridors of the South East, business parks and industrial estates are common, and Slough is part of the area we cover.
Slough: Offices at parks like Slough Business Park, under half a mile to the north-west of Slough, are re-cabled with each new tenant, and compartment walls need sealing afterwards to the tested detail. At a healthcare site like Upton Hospital (0.9 miles south-east of Slough), new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Why deal with it now?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach and each detail can be checked as we go.
Comparing quotes
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
What sets the cost
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Distance, for remote addresses
- The size and state of each joint
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- The product your specification calls for
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Your programme or deadline
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Doing it in-house
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Redoing a failed joint normally costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Looking after the joints
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
Slough: questions and answers
Can you seal any opening with fire-rated sealant?
No. Each fire-rated sealant is tested for particular services, gap sizes and substrates. If an opening falls outside, it needs another solution.
Will you come and look before quoting?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, and bigger or more complex jobs typically get a visit.
Is BS 476 being phased out?
In England, references to the older BS 476 national classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. The European route, BS EN 13501-2, then applies. Your designer will choose products with the right evidence.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
How do I request a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
Do you approve fire stopping for building control?
No. Approval sits with the designer, principal designer or building control. We’ll confirm the product and detail installed.
How much does the work cost?
We don’t publish prices, because every site is different. Send photographs or drawings and we will price it at a fixed figure.