Chartham Hatch fire stopping
Fire stopping in Chartham Hatch, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Fire stopping in Chartham Hatch
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Common problems we fix in Chartham Hatch
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Kent, 2.7 miles to the north-east of Chartham Hatch, see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified.
What to look for in a quote
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Proof of insurance
- How joint depth will be controlled
How we handle fire stopping in Chartham Hatch
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are seals that don’t match their tested detail and non-fire-rated filler around services. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Chartham Hatch from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Around smaller places like Chartham Hatch, penetration seals come up in schools, halls, pubs with rooms, care homes and farm buildings used as offices. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
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.
- Where
- Chartham Hatch (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Open penetrations multiply: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small. Converted and older buildings near places like Chartham Hatch tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Why us?
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Fixed quotes based on photographs, drawings or a visit
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
Quoting for work in Chartham Hatch
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Whether the work must be split into stages
No two sites price the same: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What to include in your enquiry
However big the job, the same details help:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Any specification or named product
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Fire stopping in Chartham Hatch: the local picture
For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. From 2 September 2029, BS 476 references are being taken out of Approved Document B, leaving BS EN 13501-2 classification as the route, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail. At about 50 miles from central London, Chartham Hatch is within reach of the capital. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls.
For a unit at a centre such as Whitefriars Shopping Centre, 2.9 miles east of Chartham Hatch, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit. For a unit at a site such as CMA Industrial Park, less than half a mile to the south-east of Chartham Hatch, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall.
Chartham Hatch is about 3 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. We cover Chartham Hatch and the rest of Kent, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Chartham Hatch is one of 931 places we cover in Kent. We also cover London, around 50 miles from Chartham Hatch.
We cover the CT4 postcode districts for service penetrations. Buildings on Town Lane, Nightingale Close and Bigbury Road are within our area for service penetrations. We also cover Chartham (1 mile south), Upper Harbledown (1 mile north-east), Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles east) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (6 miles north).
Local landmarks in Chartham Hatch
In Chartham Hatch, that means premises near Royal Oak Public House and No Man's Orchard, among other places. Chartham Hatch’s nearest station is Chartham station, about 1 mile south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Rupert Bear Museum (2.8 miles east) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (2.9 miles east). The countryside around Chartham Hatch includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Questions about Chartham Hatch
Is a smaller place like Chartham Hatch outside your area?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. London and every South East county are within our area. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Could you schedule work at a campus like University of Kent for the vacation?
Yes. Education sites typically want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Do you seal openings left by new services?
Yes, provided a specification covers them. New services after M&E works often breach existing seals and we close them with the specified product.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Our area runs from Greater London and the South East to every part of Scotland. Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects service penetrations to be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance, using products tested for their end use.
Is colour matching possible?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
BS EN 1366-3 covers penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 covers linear joints. Classification follows BS EN 13501-2 as E for integrity and I for insulation, with a time such as EI 60 or EI 120. The rating applies to the product as tested.
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When to bring in a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
What sealant work can’t fix
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
On site: what to expect
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, and the work typically takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Smaller jobs around Chartham Hatch can be grouped with others nearby. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
What we need from you
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
Get a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email us to discuss it first.