Lewson Street fire stopping
Planning work on a service penetration in Lewson Street? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Fire stopping near Lewson Street
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How the quote is worked out
These are the things that shape the price:
- Phasing around occupants
- Location, for remote and island sites
- How accessible the joints are
- How much existing material needs removing
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits.
What we need to price the job
A few photos plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Any dates the work must fit around
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Fire stopping in Lewson Street
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, often unnoticed. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. We work on cable penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and service gaps in risers, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and expanding foam used as fire stopping. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Lewson Street from the first photographs to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Lewson Street often combine new partitions with old walls. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Lewson Street (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work usually takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. For work around Lewson Street, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photos and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- 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.
- 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
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Ask for a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. If you have questions first, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Advice
What sealant work can’t fix
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We will tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Lewson Street
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
Fire stopping in Lewson Street: the local picture
Lewson Street is about 41 miles from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Older community buildings such as Church of St Mary that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Lewson Street is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. Any commercial site in Lewson Street is covered. Lewson Street is one of 931 places in Kent on our list. We also cover London, some 41 miles away.
Commercial sites across ME9 are covered. Buildings on World's End, Lewson Street Road and Norton Road are within our area. Close to Lewson Street, our area also takes in Tickham (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile north-east), Loyterton (1 mile south-west), Deerton Street (1 mile north-east) and Teynham (1 mile north-west). Further afield, our area takes in Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
Near you in Lewson Street
We work on buildings around The Plough Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Lewson Street is Teynham station, roughly 1.3 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.6 miles north-west) and Newnham Castle (2.2 miles south).
Also near Lewson Street
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For managing agents and facilities managers
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
FAQs: Lewson Street
Is Lewson Street off your patch?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Lewson Street?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B drops its BS 476 references in favour of BS EN 13501-2 classification, with transitional arrangements. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
How long before the joints can be used?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
Will you quote for a small job?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
How do we ask for a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
How long does a typical visit take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. You will have an expected duration with the quote.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it.
Looking after the joints
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
Store the specified product details somewhere the next contractor can find them. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there, not months later.
When to call us in Lewson Street
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access typically bring them to light.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Penetration schedules that need working through
For a school such as Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their public liability cover
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- What site paperwork they can supply