Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Cooling, Medway
Commercial sealant work in Cooling for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Need fire stopping in Cooling?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Aftercare for building managers
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Record which product was used where
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way unless the designer specifies otherwise.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there instead of being left for someone else.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Cooling
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, often unnoticed. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, pipe penetrations and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated. Whoever orders the work in Cooling, the brief is normally the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
A job near Cooling is typically planned around one visit, with the specification and photographs sent in advance. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will come back to it.
- Place
- Cooling (ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Cooling: questions and answers
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like University of Greenwich - Medway?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we’ll plan the work around them. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we’ll confirm them alongside the quote.
Is Cooling too small for you to travel to?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across Greater London and the South East. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Do you work in Scotland as well as England?
Our work covers Greater London, the South East and every Scottish council area. 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.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact.
Will fire-rated sealant work on every penetration?
No. It depends on the tested detail for that wall or floor and service. Collars, wraps, batts and boards exist for openings sealant doesn’t cover.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
BS EN 1366-3 covers penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 covers linear joints. Results are classified under BS EN 13501-2, where E is integrity, I is insulation and the number is minutes, as in EI 60. The rating applies to the product as tested.
On site: what to expect
We follow your site rules from the start: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. For work around Cooling, we aim to finish in one visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
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Commercial clients in Cooling
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Why it’s worth doing now in Cooling
Leave a penetration open and smoke and fire can cross into the next compartment far earlier than intended. Putting it right is usually a modest job when the openings are accessible. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Halls, stores and units around places like Cooling may not be checked every day, which gives a failed joint time to do damage. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote.
Why clients in Cooling choose us
- CSCS-carded applicators
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- One number for every site we cover
Take a look at our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
Do you need fire stopping in Cooling?
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Older community buildings such as St James' Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Comparing quotes
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- How they’ll work around occupants
Compartments and services around Cooling
Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. Cooling is about 27 miles from central London. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
For an estates team at a campus like University of Greenwich - Medway, which lies south of Cooling, summer M&E works are normally followed by a round of penetration sealing. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as French Hospital, 4.8 miles south of Cooling, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Cooling is about 5 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. We cover Cooling, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Our Medway coverage takes in 54 places. For work in that direction, see our London page (27 miles or so).
Anyone looking for fire stopping in ME3 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on Main Road and Cooling Road or nearby, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Cooling, we cover Cooling Street (1 mile south-west), High Halstow (2 miles east), Sharnal Street (2 miles south-east), Fenn Street (2 miles east) and Chattenden (2 miles south). Nearby towns on our patch include Gillingham (6 miles south), Chatham (7 miles south), Rochester (5 miles south), Rainham (7 miles south-east), Strood (5 miles south-west) and Luton (6 miles south).
Near you in Cooling
The nearest railway station is Higham station, about 3.3 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Upnor Castle (3.4 miles south) and French Hospital (4.8 miles south). For a walk, there’s Canvey Wick and Gad's Hill.
When something else is needed
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If you’re not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work in Cooling
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations