Fire stopping in Moorhouse Bank
Need fire stopping in Moorhouse Bank? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping for Moorhouse Bank sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Common questions from Moorhouse Bank clients
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Moorhouse Bank?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Moorhouse Bank after a refit?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we’ll tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
How do I request a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Fire stopping in Moorhouse Bank
Facilities managers in Moorhouse Bank often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it using the product and detail it sets out. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. Site teams most often ask us about improvised or mixed-product fire seals and seals disturbed by maintenance and left open, on pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and linear gaps at wall heads. Searching for sealant specialists in Moorhouse Bank? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Smaller places such as Moorhouse Bank still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. Any service penetration through those walls should be closed with the specified product, set out as its test evidence shows.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Location
- Moorhouse Bank (TN16)
- Region
- Surrey
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Cost factors for service penetrations
These are the things that shape the price:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Access and working height
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The product specified
The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a fixed quote when you’re ready.
Before you send an enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- Your programme or deadline
- The product your specification calls for
- The postcode of the building
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, phone 01277 525 020 or email us.
Signs you need fire stopping in Moorhouse Bank
Linear gaps fail where a fire-resisting wall meets a slab, soffit or another wall. Movement in the frame or slab can open the joint, and a product not tested for that movement may crack. Linear joint details set a width range and movement capability, and the seal has to sit within them.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
For a building such as St Andrew's, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of insurance
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- How the existing material will be dealt with
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What else we do in Moorhouse Bank
How a job runs
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself usually takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence, and we clear our waste as we work. For a building around Moorhouse Bank, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we’ll confirm the plan with the quote.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and ask about anything unclear.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Before we start on site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Getting a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over. You can also send details through our quote form.
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After the work
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Record which product was used where
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown.
Make reporting new openings part of every permit to work in service areas. It costs little and catches breaches early.
Different surfaces, different methods
Small ducts
Ducts are only sealed with sealant where the detail allows it. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Risers and ceiling voids
Openings above suspended ceilings are easy to miss. We work through the areas on your schedule methodically and tell you about openings outside the list.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
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.
Fire stopping in Moorhouse Bank: the local picture
Moorhouse Bank has several hotels close by, all within 2 miles. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. At about 18 miles from central London, Moorhouse Bank is within reach of the capital. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Tandridge Priory, 1 mile south-west of Moorhouse Bank, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. In a school such as Oxted School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified.
Moorhouse Bank is about 6 miles west of Sevenoaks, in Surrey. Any commercial site in Moorhouse Bank is covered, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Our Surrey coverage takes in 379 places, from busy centres to rural villages. We also cover London, some 18 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in TN16 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Sites close to Moorhouse Bank are covered too, including The Chart (1 mile south-west), Goodley Stock (1 mile south-east), Westerham (1 mile north-east), Pains-Hill (1 mile south-west) and Titsey (2 miles north-west). Bigger towns within reach include Epsom (15 miles west), Horley (11 miles south-west), Redhill (10 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-west), Reigate (11 miles west) and Caterham (6 miles west).
Around Moorhouse Bank
We work on buildings around The Wolfe Public House and the streets around them. Moorhouse Bank’s nearest station is Hurst Green station, roughly 2.2 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tandridge Priory (1 mile south-west). The countryside around Moorhouse Bank includes Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.