Frimley fire stopping
Planning work on a service penetration in Frimley? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Fire stopping across Frimley
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
General trades versus a specialist
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
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, which is what makes a joint last.
Fire stopping in Frimley
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. The enquiries we see most involve head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and improvised or mixed-product fire seals, across service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. For commercial sealant work in Frimley, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Towns the size of Frimley have plenty of buildings with compartment walls: schools, care homes, surgeries, offices and blocks of flats. New cabling or pipework through a fire-resisting wall leaves a gap that has to be made good with the specified product.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in Frimley as everywhere else we work. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Where
- Frimley (GU16, GU15)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work usually takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. In a town such as Frimley, most jobs are single buildings. Your photographs, drawings or a site visit come first, followed by a fixed quote.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Getting a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Small sizes are sometimes covered by an intumescent sealant detail, though larger ones normally call for a collar or wrap. We check the pipe material and diameter against the detail before we start.
Cables and cable bundles
Single cables and small bundles are often within a fire-rated sealant’s tested detail. The detail limits bundle size and the gaps between and around cables, so we check before sealing.
Signs you need fire stopping in Frimley
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position, so it has to come out.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
At a healthcare site like Frimley Park Hospital, 0.7 miles north-west of Frimley, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
What to look for in a quote
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
Common questions from Frimley clients
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Frimley Park Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Frimley?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
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.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
What will the job cost?
We don’t publish prices, as every site differs. Send photos or drawings and we’ll price it at a fixed figure.
Penetration seals near Frimley
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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. There are three care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Frimley. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
For a building at a site such as Cedar Business Park, 0.5 miles west of Frimley, a check of penetration seals after each fit-out is good practice. Older community buildings such as St. Peter's Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Frimley is about 1 mile south of Camberley, in Surrey. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Frimley can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Surrey. 379 places across Surrey fall within our area, Frimley among them. We also cover Reading, around 14 miles from Frimley.
Postcode districts covered here: GU16 and GU15. For a building on Church Road, Frimley High Street and Station Road or nearby, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Access to Frimley is via the A325 and B311, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Nearby places we also cover include Frimley Green (1 mile south), Deepcut (1 mile east), Camberley (1 mile north), Watchmoor (2 miles north-west) and York Town (2 miles north-west). A short drive away, we cover Guildford (8 miles south-east), Woking (7 miles east), Farnham (8 miles south), Egham (11 miles north-east), Walton-on-Thames (15 miles east) and Staines-upon-Thames (13 miles north-east).
Near you in Frimley
In Frimley, that means premises near Tomlinscote School, The White Hart Public House and Frimley Lodge Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Frimley station, about 0.7 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Frimley Park Hospital (0.6 miles north-west) and Surrey Heath Museum (1.9 miles north). The countryside around Frimley includes Danger Hill and Wildmoor Heath.
What else we do in Frimley
When it isn’t the sealant
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
How the quote is worked out
These are the things that shape the price:
- The size and state of each joint
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Any access equipment needed
A quote for service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Sending details for a quote
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- The product your specification calls for
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. You can also send details through our quote form.