Fire Stopping in Newland Green
Fire stopping for Newland Green, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Fire stopping in Newland Green
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Common problems we fix in Newland Green
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
For a building such as Church of St James, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Comparing quotes
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- How they’ll work around occupants
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- The named product and why it was chosen
About our fire stopping in Newland Green
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, with results classified under BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. The enquiries we see most involve non-fire-rated filler around services and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, on service gaps in risers, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations. Most enquiries from Newland Green start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Newland Green 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 the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Newland Green (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When to bring in a specialist
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
FAQs: Newland Green
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Newland Green?
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.
Will you design a fire-stopping scheme for our building in Newland Green?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant around service penetrations and linear gaps where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
When can you be on site?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Will you quote for a small job?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
From enquiry to sign-off
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For work around Newland Green, we aim to finish in one visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and raise any questions before we price.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Get a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Related advice
Fire-rated sealing for Newland Green 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. Newland Green is about 41 miles from central London. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls.
For a school such as Egerton Church of England Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Newland Green is about 7 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We cover Newland Green, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Our Kent coverage takes in 931 places. London is covered too, around 41 miles from Newland Green.
We cover the TN27 postcode districts. Just outside Newland Green, we also work in Mundy Bois (1 mile east), Egerton Forstal (1 mile north-west), Potter's Forstal (1 mile north-west), Egerton (1 mile north-east) and Pembles Cross (1 mile north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Maidstone (10 miles north-west), Ashford (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west) and Davington (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Newland Green
The nearest railway station is Pluckley station, about 2.1 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Coldbridge Castle (1.6 miles north-west).
How the quote is worked out
We price every job individually. The things that drive the figure:
- Any access equipment needed
- The product specified
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Location, for remote and island sites
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Your programme or deadline
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
When something else is needed
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
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Owners, agents and contractors
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.