Fire stopping in Hampton Wick
Fire stopping in Hampton Wick, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping for businesses in Hampton Wick
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Hampton Wick
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. To price a package, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us with the schedule or marked-up drawings. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal, on linear gaps at wall heads, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Hampton Wick first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
After a fit-out or new cabling in a London building, risers and ceiling voids are where open service gaps tend to be found. If sealant is the specified product we fit it to its tested detail, and if the detail needs something else, you will hear it from us.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Where
- Hampton Wick (KT1, KT2, TW11)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. All of Greater London is in the ULEZ, and kerbside space in Hampton Wick can be scarce. Let us know about any on-site parking or loading arrangements when you send the job details.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Before we start on site
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Get a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
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After the work
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, so check the product data first.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
How the job changes by surface
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do, and the detail may call for board patching or another product.
Cables and cable bundles
New data and power cables are the most common breach we see. We reseal around them to the specified detail.
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
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
Nearby places to Hampton Wick
Also in Hampton Wick
FAQs: Hampton Wick
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Hampton Wick?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. Work is done room by room so the hotel keeps trading; design and sign-off stay with the designer and building control.
Can you work in a London building with booked loading and goods-lift slots?
Yes, most London buildings have access rules of some kind, and we plan around them. Share the building’s contractor rules and we will work to them. The ULEZ covers the whole of Greater London, which we allow for
How long does a job like this take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we are given. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited, we are a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Fire stopping in Hampton Wick: the local picture
In London buildings, frequent fit-outs and M&E changes are a common reason fire stopping gets breached. We install fire-rated sealant where it is specified and work within the building manager’s permit system. The 2 miles around Hampton Wick include nine care or nursing homes. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product.
For a unit at a centre such as Bentall Centre, which lies east of Hampton Wick, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit. Residences at universities like Kingston University Knight's Park Campus (0.6 miles south-east of Hampton Wick) have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change.
Hampton Wick is about 3 miles south-east of Twickenham, in Greater London. We send applicators to Hampton Wick for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. We work across 764 places in Greater London, large and small. There’s a separate page for London, roughly 11 miles from Hampton Wick.
Postcode districts covered here: KT1, KT2 and TW11. If your site is on Park Road, Fife Road and East Road or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. Nearby places we also cover include Teddington (1 mile north-west), Ham (2 miles north), East Molesey (2 miles west), Strawberry Hill (2 miles north-west) and Hampton Hill (2 miles north-west) for service penetrations. Further afield, our area takes in London (11 miles north-east), City of Westminster (10 miles north-east), Marylebone (10 miles north-east), Kensington (8 miles north-east), St Pancras (11 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (13 miles north-east).
Around Hampton Wick
Around Hampton Wick, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Foresters Arms, Tiffin School and Kingston Grammar School. Hampton Wick has its own railway station: Hampton Wick station. Other landmarks nearby include Chessington Castle Hill (3.8 miles south) and Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch Museum (2.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s The Wood and The Lake.
What we’re called out for in Hampton Wick
When a seal departs from its tested detail, the evidence no longer covers it. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are the usual culprits.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
For a unit at a site such as Fairfield Trade Park, 0.8 miles to the south-east of Hampton Wick, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall.
Before you book anyone
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Who will actually carry out the work