Fire stopping in Chertsey
Work needed on a service penetration in Chertsey? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Need fire stopping in Chertsey?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Chertsey
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 on sites in Chertsey. We work on pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and service gaps in risers, and what we are called in for most is old intumescent sealant that has split away and service penetrations left open after M&E works. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Chertsey tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Converted and extended buildings around places like Chertsey can mix old and new construction, so it’s worth confirming the wall or floor type before choosing the seal. We match the product to the substrate and service, and say so if a collar, wrap or batt is the specified item.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Chertsey (KT16, KT15)
- Region
- Surrey
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme, so earlier action pays back. In a smaller place such as Chertsey, getting a contractor back for a second visit takes time, so it’s worth dealing with every failing joint at once.
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Why appoint us
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
Your questions answered
Can work at a site such as Royal Holloway University fit around teaching?
Yes, holiday working periods are the norm on campus jobs. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Can work in a care setting near Chertsey go ahead while residents are there?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Do you approve fire stopping for building control?
No. Approval sits with the designer, principal designer or building control. We will confirm the products and details used.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
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.
How soon can the area be used again?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.
How the quote is worked out
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Joint width, depth and condition
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- What the building is and how it’s used
To get a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
Our process
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work typically takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For a job in Chertsey, the main thing is a clear picture of the work, so send photos of each area. A fixed quote follows.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Preparing the site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Ask for a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with what you know.
Advice
Penetration seals near Chertsey
There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Chertsey. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. Four care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Chertsey. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Hotels such as King's Head Hotel (less than half a mile north of Chertsey) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified. Office fit-outs on sites such as Hanworth Lane Business Park (less than half a mile south of Chertsey) add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it.
Chertsey is about 6 miles north-east of Woking, in Surrey. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Chertsey, we can help, as we do across Surrey. Our Surrey coverage takes in 379 places, large and small. For work in that direction, see our London page, about 19 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in KT16 and KT15 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. If your site is on Station Road, Charles Street and King Street or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. Main routes into Chertsey include the A317 and A320. Close to Chertsey, our area also takes in Lyne (1 mile west), Row Town (2 miles south), Ottershaw (2 miles south-west), Trumps Green (3 miles west) and Stonehill (3 miles south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Guildford (10 miles south), Woking (6 miles south-west), Camberley (10 miles west), Epsom (11 miles east), Ewell (11 miles east) and Egham (3 miles north-west).
Around Chertsey
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Chertsey High School, Sir William Perkins's School and Woburn Park and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Chertsey itself: Chertsey station. A little further out are Runnymede Hospital (1 mile south-west) and Spelthorne Museum (3.2 miles north). Not far away are St Ann's Hill and Gracious Pond.
Surface by surface
Cables and cable bundles
New data and power cables are the most common breach we see. We reseal around them to the specified detail.
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do and we’ll tell you what the detail says instead.
General trades versus a specialist
Redoing a failed joint normally costs more than getting it right at the outset, 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.
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance 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.
Common problems we fix in Chertsey
Physical damage is another reason seals stop doing their job. Maintenance work can knock a seal, cut it back for an extra cable or remove it with an old pipe.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Colleges such as Brooklands Technical College - Weybridge Campus, 2.5 miles to the south-east of Chertsey, add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
What your quote should include
- Who will actually carry out the work
- How joint depth will be controlled
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations