Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Langley, Kent
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Langley and across Kent. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Need fire stopping in Langley?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Langley
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and linear gaps at wall heads, and what we are called in for most is seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and improvised or mixed-product fire seals. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Langley? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Smaller places such as Langley 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.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Where
- Langley (ME17, ME15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Why deal with it now?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down and each detail can be checked as we go. Converted and older buildings near places like Langley tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
Why clients in Langley choose us
- Fully insured
- One contact handling all your sites
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Constructionline member
Compartments and services around Langley
Central London is about 34 miles from Langley. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls. 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 a college such as Kent Police College (1.8 miles west of Langley), checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice. Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of St Mary sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Langley is about 3 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We send applicators to Langley for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, Langley among them. There’s a separate page for London, roughly 34 miles from Langley.
If you need fire stopping in ME17 and ME15, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on Heath Road, Green Lane and Sutton Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Langley, we cover Langley Heath (1 mile east), Five Wents (1 mile south-east), Warmlake (1 mile south), Otham (1 mile north-west) and Chart Sutton (1 mile south-west). A short drive away, we cover Maidstone (3 miles north-west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Faversham (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Langley
Recent enquiries here include premises near New Line Learning Academy, The Potting Shed pub and Senacre Technology College. The nearest railway station is Bearsted station, roughly 2.7 miles north. Nearby you will also find KIMS hospital (3.6 miles north) and Sutton Valence Castle (1.8 miles south). The countryside around Langley includes Detling Hill.
Langley: questions and answers
Can you work on a hospital site such as KIMS hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Langley?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part doesn’t change: the specified product, to its tested detail.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, and you deal with one contact throughout.
Do you cover Langley?
Yes. Langley is in our area, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. For a quote, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Langley
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Langley. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Common problems we fix in Langley
Plenty of openings were simply never closed. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access typically bring them to light.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
For an estates team at a campus like University for the Creative Arts (4.4 miles north-west of Langley), summer M&E works are usually followed by a round of penetration sealing.
What to look for in a quote
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
From enquiry to sign-off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. Rural sites near Langley may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Send that with the details and we’ll confirm the plan with the quote.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out 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
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Request a quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, ring 01277 525 020 or email us.
Advice
How the quote is worked out
Before we quote, we look at:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- How much existing material needs removing
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- How accessible the joints are
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What to include in your enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Specification clauses that apply
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The postcode of the building
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
When it isn’t the sealant
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors