Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Godalming, Surrey
Fire stopping in Godalming, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Openings left by services added after handover
Need fire stopping in Godalming?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Where services cross fire walls in Godalming
Godalming is about 31 miles from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. Godalming has several hotels close by, all within 2 miles. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are usually fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Milford Hospital, 1.2 miles to the south of Godalming, all have compartment walls crossed by services. Residences at universities like University of Surrey - Manor Park Campus, 3.6 miles to the north of Godalming, have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change.
Godalming is about 5 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. We cover commercial sites throughout Godalming, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. 379 places across Surrey fall within our area, Godalming among them. We also cover Reading, some 24 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the GU7 and GU8 postcode area. Buildings on High Street, Station Road and Market Mews are within our area. You will find Godalming on or near the A3100 and B2130. We also cover Aaron's Hill (1 mile west), Busbridge (1 mile south-east), Farncombe (1 mile north), Tuesley (1 mile south) and Upper Eashing (1 mile west). Further afield, our area takes in Guildford (5 miles north), Woking (9 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Farnham (8 miles west), Dorking (13 miles east) and Frimley (10 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Godalming
We work on buildings around The Richmond Arms Public House, Godalming College and St Hilary's School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Godalming itself: Godalming station. Other landmarks nearby include Guildford Castle (3.9 miles north-east) and Godalming Museum (under half a mile north). Open spaces near Godalming include Frith Hill and Farncombe Wood.
How we handle fire stopping in Godalming
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. If you have openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls, we can help, whatever the surface. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Godalming from the first photos to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Buildings in a smaller place such as Godalming that need fire-rated sealing are typically schools, care homes, surgeries, small offices and flats over shops. Around those penetrations, fire-rated sealant is installed if specified, with depth, backing and gap all as tested.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Where
- Godalming (GU7, GU8)
- Region
- Surrey
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
Where the site stays busy, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then handed back before we move to the next. If neighbouring businesses or buildings around Godalming need work too, visits can be combined. Tell us your site hours and we’ll plan around them.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- 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
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Getting a fixed quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
After the work
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail, by someone who knows the system.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small; found late, it can be one of many.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Quoting for work in Godalming
We price every job individually. The things that drive the figure:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Travel to remote or island sites
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you are working to. Call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:
- When you need the work done
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- The postcode of the building
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
When to call us in Godalming
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is how unsuitable products and improvised details end up in compartment walls, which then have to be put right.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Office fit-outs on sites such as Godalming Business Centre (0.5 miles east of Godalming) add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it.
What your quote should include
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Who will actually carry out the work
Godalming: questions and answers
Would you work within a site like Milford Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Is Godalming too small for you to travel to?
No. Places such as Godalming are covered as much as the big towns. London and every South East county are within our area. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months on every job.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
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.
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. A sealant’s evidence covers set services, gaps and wall or floor types. Outside that, a different product is needed, as set out by the designer.
General trades versus a specialist
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
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.