Old Dean fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Old Dean, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping across Old Dean
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
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Working within restricted access windows
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote when you’re ready.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us with what you know.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Old Dean
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. If you have fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover and fire sealant pulled out of the opening, we can help, whatever the surface. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Old Dean is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Around Old Dean, penetration and linear seals tend to be one-building jobs. Send the specification, drawings or photographs of the openings and we will quote to suit.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- Old Dean (GU15, GU19)
- Region
- Surrey
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When to call us in Old Dean
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access usually bring them to light.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Hotels such as Pennyhill Park Hotel (to the north-east of Old Dean) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Proof of insurance
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
Why act early in Old Dean
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach. Sealant hardens, cracks and loses grip with age, UV and movement. Renewing it in good time keeps the building weathertight.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
What you get with us
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Surface by surface
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do.
Plastic pipes
Plastic waste pipes through slabs come up often. The detail decides whether sealant alone is enough.
On site: what to expect
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, and the work usually takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For a site in Old Dean, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- 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.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
What we need from you
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Quotes
To get a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. You can also send details through our quote form.
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What else we do in Old Dean
Compartment walls and floors in Old Dean
At about 29 miles from central London, Old Dean is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. The national BS 476 classes are due to drop out of it from 2 September 2029, leaving the European BS EN 13501-2 route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail.
Large healthcare estates like Frimley Park Hospital, 2.4 miles to the south-west of Old Dean, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. Schools such as Collingwood College often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards.
Old Dean is about 1 mile north-east of Camberley, in Surrey. Across the GU15 postcode area, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Across Surrey, 379 places are covered, including Old Dean. Sites around Reading have their own page, about 13 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in GU15 and GU19 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Esher Road, Gibbet Lane and Sutton Road and the roads nearby. If your building is just outside Old Dean, we cover Camberley (1 mile south-west), York Town (2 miles south-west), Frimley (3 miles south), College Town (3 miles west) and Watchmoor (3 miles south-west). Bigger towns within reach include Guildford (9 miles south-east), Woking (7 miles east), Farnham (10 miles south), Egham (9 miles north-east), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles east) and Staines-upon-Thames (11 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Old Dean
Recent enquiries here include premises near Pine Ridge Infant School, Poors Allotment and Jolly Farmer pub. The closest station to Old Dean is Camberley station, about 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Frimley Park Hospital (2.4 miles south-west) and Surrey Heath Museum (1.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Old Dean includes Heath Lake and Wildmoor Heath.
Common questions from Old Dean clients
Is a smaller place like Old Dean outside your area?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We work across Greater London and the South East. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Old Dean after a refit?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
When can the area be used after sealing?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
There are four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.
Which sealant will you use?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Doing it in-house
Some joints are best left to specialists: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.