Fire stopping in Newgate Street
Need fire stopping in Newgate Street? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Fire stopping for businesses in Newgate Street
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Your questions answered
Is a hospital such as Chase Farm Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Does your area include sites such as Sopers Road Industrial Estate, near Newgate Street?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Newgate Street, Sopers Road Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
How do I request a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, phone 01277 525 020 or email us. Include photos or drawings if you have them.
Is colour matching possible?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Which standards are fire seals tested to?
Penetration seals are tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4. Classification follows BS EN 13501-2. That rating only holds when the product is installed to its tested detail.
Fire stopping in Newgate Street, done properly
Facilities managers in Newgate Street 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. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. The enquiries we see most involve fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated and improvised or mixed-product fire seals, on cable penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and pipe penetrations. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Newgate Street from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Smaller places such as Newgate Street 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.
We stand by our work with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Location
- Newgate Street (SG13)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Other services in Newgate Street
Fire-rated sealing for Newgate Street buildings
Central London is about 16 miles from Newgate Street. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Residences at universities like University of Hertfordshire (to the north-west of Newgate Street) have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change. For a hotel such as Ponsbourne Hotel, under half a mile north-east of Newgate Street, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
Newgate Street is about 3 miles north-west of Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire. Our applicators travel to Newgate Street for work on service penetrations. We work across 371 places in Hertfordshire, large and small. Sites around London have their own page, roughly 16 miles from Newgate Street.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout SG13, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are Newgate Street Village, Carbone Hill and The Ridings, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Just outside Newgate Street, we also work in Cuffley (1 mile south), Little Berkhamsted (2 miles north), Northaw (2 miles south-west), Bayford (2 miles north) and Essendon (3 miles north-west). Bigger towns within reach include Watford (13 miles west), Hemel Hempstead (15 miles west), Stevenage (13 miles north), St Albans (9 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (15 miles north-east) and Welwyn Garden City (6 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Newgate Street
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Coach And Horses Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Cuffley station, about 1.4 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Chase Farm Hospital (4.3 miles south) and Hertford Castle (4.9 miles north). Open spaces near Newgate Street include Fir and Pond Woods and Cheshunt Lake.
For managing agents and facilities managers
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Doing it in-house
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Do you need fire stopping in Newgate Street?
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.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
On estates like Sopers Road Industrial Estate (1.5 miles south of Newgate Street), the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal.
What to look for in a quote
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Their public liability cover
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
What sealant work can’t fix
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
After the work
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. Our advice:
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small; found late, it can be one of many.
Our process
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, with the work itself normally taking anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. Rural sites near Newgate Street may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Getting a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.