Fire Stopping in Five Wents
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Five Wents and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Openings left by services added after handover
Fire stopping for businesses in Five Wents
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How we handle fire stopping in Five Wents
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. To price a package, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the schedule or marked-up drawings. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and service gaps in risers, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Five Wents, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
A job near Five Wents is usually planned around one visit, so send the specification and photos first. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Place
- Five Wents (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Questions we are asked in Five Wents
Is Five Wents off your patch?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Would you work within a site like KIMS hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months on every job.
Can you reseal penetrations after our M&E works?
Yes. Send the schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product details. We can follow the services contractor floor by floor.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
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, and we will tell you when that applies.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
In short, BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4 are the fire tests and BS EN 13501-2 is how results are classified. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested and the installation has to match the test.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Five Wents
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
On site: what to expect
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. Smaller jobs around Five Wents can be grouped with others nearby. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Request a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with what you know.
Advice
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Signs you need fire stopping in Five Wents
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 leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
Look out for the following:
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
At a university such as Canterbury Christ Church University, 4.7 miles north-east of Five Wents, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work.
What your quote should include
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
What happens if it’s left?
An unsealed opening affects more than fire safety: smoke, noise and draughts pass through them every day. The specified fire seal closes the gap for all of these. Older rural buildings around Five Wents move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- One number for every site we cover
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- CSCS-carded applicators
Fire-rated sealing for Five Wents buildings
Central London is about 35 miles from Five Wents. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product. Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. The national BS 476 classes are due to drop out of it from 2 September 2029, leaving the European BS EN 13501-2 route, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like Kent Police College (to the north-west of Five Wents) are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as KIMS hospital, 4.2 miles north of Five Wents, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Five Wents is about 4 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We send applicators to Five Wents for service penetrations. We work across 931 places in Kent, large and small. We also cover London, around 35 miles from Five Wents.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in ME17 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 Leeds Road and Sutton Road or nearby, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. We also cover Warmlake (1 mile south), Langley Heath (1 mile north-east), Langley (1 mile north-west), Chart Sutton (1 mile west) and Sutton Valence (1 mile south). Nearby towns on our patch include Maidstone (4 miles north-west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Faversham (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Five Wents
Around Five Wents, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Plough Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Hollingbourne station, about 3 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include KIMS hospital (4.2 miles north) and Sutton Valence Castle (1.2 miles south). For a walk, there’s Detling Hill.