Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Cudworth, Surrey
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Cudworth. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping near Cudworth
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Cudworth
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, and they are easy to forget. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. We work on service gaps in risers, linear gaps at wall heads and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are old intumescent sealant that has split away and openings left by services added after handover. Whoever orders the work in Cudworth, the brief is normally the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Rural conversions around Cudworth can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Place
- Cudworth (RH5)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Common questions from Cudworth clients
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Farmfield Hospital (psychiatric), something you do?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Is a smaller place like Cudworth outside your area?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across Greater London and the South East. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
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.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Is colour matching possible?
In many cases, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
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.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Compartments and services around Cudworth
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. At about 24 miles from central London, Cudworth is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
Large healthcare estates like Farmfield Hospital (psychiatric) (to the east of Cudworth) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. For a hotel such as Stanhill Court Hotel, 1 mile east of Cudworth, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
Cudworth is about 4 miles west of Horley, in Surrey. Anywhere in RH5, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. 379 places across Surrey fall within our area, including Cudworth. Sites around Brighton have their own page, roughly 23 miles from Cudworth.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout RH5, for business premises of every kind. Buildings on Cudworth Park, The Poplars and Burnt Oak Lane are within our area. If your building is just outside Cudworth, we cover Newdigate (1 mile west), Russ Hill (1 mile south-east), Parkgate (2 miles north), Charlwood (2 miles east) and Norwood Hill (2 miles north-east). Further afield, our area takes in Guildford (15 miles north-west), Epsom (12 miles north), Horley (4 miles east), Redhill (7 miles north-east), Ewell (13 miles north) and Reigate (6 miles north-east).
What’s near Cudworth
Recent enquiries here include premises near Newdigate Brickworks and the streets around them. The closest station to Cudworth is Holmwood station, roughly 2.8 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Langley Green Hospital (3.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Cudworth include Vann Lake and Leith Hill.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Inspect, seal, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Rural sites near Cudworth may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- 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.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Request a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Advice
After the work
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way, or a new specification from the designer.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. Then the seal goes in while the area is open, not months later.
Do you need fire stopping in Cudworth?
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Schools such as Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards.
Before you book anyone
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Their public liability cover
How the job changes by surface
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. Each gap is measured where it is widest so we know it sits within the tested range.
Cables and cable bundles
New data and power cables are the most common breach we see. Openings around new cables are resealed to the detail, and any bundle too large for sealant alone is flagged.
Quoting for work in Cudworth
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Working within restricted access windows
- How much there is to seal
- How accessible the joints are
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 and we will explain how it’s made up.
What to include in your enquiry
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Any specification or named product
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The postcode of the building
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Also near Cudworth
Also in Cudworth
Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Cudworth
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations