Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Hale, Medway
Planning work on a service penetration in Hale? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Fire stopping across Hale
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Penetration seals near Hale
Hale is about 30 miles from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls; the gaps need the specified seal. The 2 miles around Hale include seven care or nursing homes. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified.
For a site team at a college like MidKent College Gillingham Campus, 2.2 miles north of Hale, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works. For an estates team at a campus like University for the Creative Arts - Rochester (2.1 miles north-west of Hale), summer M&E works are usually followed by a round of penetration sealing.
Hale is about 1 mile south-west of Gillingham, in Medway. Looking for fire stopping in Hale? We can help, as we do across Medway. Our Medway coverage takes in 54 places, large and small. For work in that direction, see our London page, about 30 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: ME5 for service penetrations. Just outside Hale, we also work in Darland (1 mile south-east), Capstone (1 mile south-east), Luton (1 mile north-west), Gillingham (1 mile north-east) and Chatham (1 mile south-west). Further afield, our area takes in Rochester (3 miles north-west), Strood (4 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west), Frindsbury (3 miles north-west) and Borstal (3 miles west).
Near you in Hale
Around Hale, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Star pub, Chatham Grammar School for Girls and Darland Banks, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 1.6 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Rochester Castle (2.9 miles north-west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (1.9 miles north-west). Not far away are Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
Fire stopping in Hale
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4 and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, service gaps in risers and pipe penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are improvised or mixed-product fire seals and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Hale tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Around smaller places like Hale, penetration seals come up in schools, halls, pubs with rooms, care homes and farm buildings used as offices. Any service penetration through those walls should be closed with the specified product, set out as its test evidence shows.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Place
- Hale (ME5)
- Region
- Medway
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What we’re called out for in Hale
Openings in fire-resisting walls normally appear when services are added or changed. 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. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Older community buildings such as Christ Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Comparing quotes
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
Questions about Hale
Will you take on work at estates like Gillingham Business Park, close to Hale?
Yes. Our area takes in Hale and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Gillingham Business Park included. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Hale?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
How many days will you need on site?
It depends on the scope, but the work normally takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, though not damage or work by other trades.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work normally takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building, and we clear our waste as we work. Rural sites near Hale 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.
- 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.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Ask for a quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Advice
Surface by surface
Metal pipes
Copper and steel pipes are a common service penetration for fire-rated sealant. The tested detail sets the pipe size range, gap, depth and whether insulation can stay on, so we check each one.
Plastic pipes
Plastic pipes soften and collapse in a fire. Small sizes are sometimes covered by an intumescent sealant detail. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.
What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work in Hale
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
Quoting for work in Hale
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Working within restricted access windows
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The total length or number of joints
The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Before you send an enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email to discuss it first.
More services for Hale
Site staff or a sealant 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 easy to get wrong without experience.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.