Fire Stopping in Ickham
Sealant work in Ickham for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Need fire stopping in Ickham?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Ickham
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. The enquiries we see most involve hidden openings found during inspections and damaged fire seals in risers and voids, across pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and linear gaps at wall heads. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Ickham first comes to us: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Smaller places such as Ickham 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. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Ickham (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions we’re asked in Ickham
Will you take on work at estates like Wingham Industrial Estate, close to Ickham?
Yes, sites like Wingham Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Ickham. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as Canterbury Christ Church University?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we’ll plan the work around them. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Which standards are fire seals tested to?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Do you approve fire stopping for building control?
No. Sign-off belongs to the designer or building control, not the installer. We’ll confirm the product and detail installed and agree any further records when we quote.
How do we ask for a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
When something else is needed
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
If you are not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Ickham
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
Fire-rated sealing for Ickham buildings
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail. At about 57 miles from central London, Ickham is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls.
At a university such as Canterbury Christ Church University, 4 miles to the west of Ickham, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like St Martins Hospital, 3.3 miles west of Ickham, all have compartment walls crossed by services.
Ickham is about 4 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. We cover commercial sites throughout Ickham, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Ickham is one of 931 places we cover in Kent for service penetrations. We also cover London, some 57 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in CT3 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. We cover commercial and managed buildings on The Street, School Lane and Baye Lane. Nearby places we also cover include Wickhambreaux (1 mile north), Seaton (1 mile north-east), Littlebourne (1 mile west), Bramling (1 mile south-east) and Bekesbourne (2 miles south-west) for service penetrations. Nearby towns on our patch include Canterbury (4 miles west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (12 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Ickham
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Rose Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bekesbourne station, about 2.3 miles south-west. A little further out are Canterbury Castle (4.7 miles west) and St Martins Hospital (3.3 miles west).
What we are called out for in Ickham
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is when untested combinations creep in and later need putting right.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
For a building such as Church of St John, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
What your quote should include
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Proof of insurance
Quoting for work in Ickham
To price the job, we consider:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Location, for remote and island sites
- The size and state of each joint
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Any specification or named product
- The site address and postcode
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Access details, including height
For a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. You can also send details through our quote form.
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How a job runs
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. For a building around Ickham, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Point out any areas we must not close
Quotes
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
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Surface by surface
Plastic pipes
Plastic waste pipes through slabs come up often. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail, and we won’t substitute it for a specified collar.
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe. We follow whatever the detail requires and flag anything we can’t match.
Keeping the joints sound
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way unless the designer specifies otherwise.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there instead of being left for someone else.