Hobbs Cross fire stopping
Fire stopping in Hobbs Cross, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Fire stopping in Hobbs Cross
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
From enquiry to sign-off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Smaller jobs around Hobbs Cross can be grouped with others nearby. A fixed quote is given before anything 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.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Request a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Hobbs Cross
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. We match each opening to that detail before any sealant goes in. If you have openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and snag lists that include open service penetrations, we can help, whatever the surface. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Hobbs Cross, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Smaller places such as Hobbs Cross still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Place
- Hobbs Cross (CM16)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire-rated sealing for Hobbs Cross buildings
For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. Hobbs Cross lies roughly 15 miles out from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
In a building such as Church of All Saints, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. On a site such as Hobbs Cross Business Centre, less than half a mile to the north-east of Hobbs Cross, every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product. For a site team at a college like New City College (2.9 miles south-west of Hobbs Cross), fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
Hobbs Cross is about 3 miles north-east of Loughton, in Essex. Any commercial site in Hobbs Cross is covered, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. 644 places across Essex fall within our area, including Hobbs Cross. We also cover London, around 15 miles from Hobbs Cross.
Business premises anywhere in CM16 are within our area for service penetrations. Sites close to Hobbs Cross are covered too, including Theydon Garnon (1 mile west), Steward's Green (1 mile north), Fiddlers Hamlet (1 mile north), Abridge (2 miles south) and Ivy Chimneys (2 miles north-west). Further afield, our area takes in Harlow (7 miles north), Brentwood (8 miles south-east), Billericay (13 miles east), Loughton (3 miles south-west), Waltham Abbey (5 miles west) and Laindon (14 miles south-east).
Around Hobbs Cross
Nearby you’ll also find St. Margaret's Hospital (2.3 miles north) and Epping Signalling Museum (1.7 miles north-west). The countryside around Hobbs Cross includes Gernon Bushes.
Leave it or put it right?
Open penetrations multiply: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Hobbs Cross. Send photos of each area and we will quote for the lot.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Why clients in Hobbs Cross choose us
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and insurance.
FAQs: Hobbs Cross
Is Hobbs Cross too small for you to travel to?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. London and every South East county are within our area. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like New City College?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit before quoting.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Do you design or specify fire stopping?
No. The specification comes from your designer, fire engineer or building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
Which sealant will you use?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Our work covers Greater London, the South East and every Scottish council area. Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects service penetrations to be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance.
Work for main contractors and building owners
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Hobbs Cross can form part of a wider programme.
Maintenance after handover
For the best life from the joints:
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Make reporting new openings part of every permit to work in service areas. It costs little and catches breaches early.
What sets the cost
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Distance, for remote addresses
- The total length or number of joints
- The size and state of each joint
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
What to include in your enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- Your programme or deadline
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Specification clauses that apply
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. You can also send details through our quote form.
What we can’t put right
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Hobbs Cross
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors