Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Pimlico, Greater London
Need fire stopping in Pimlico? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping for businesses in Pimlico
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How a job runs
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we are working, the area stays contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Most London premises stay occupied while we are on site, so zones and timings are agreed with whoever manages the building. Phased work keeps the rest of the building in use.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Ask for a quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
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Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Pimlico
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. If you’re dealing with expanding foam used as fire stopping and penetration schedules that need working through, we can put it right, on cable penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and service gaps in risers alike. Most enquiries from Pimlico start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
In a London area such as Pimlico, buildings are refitted often, and every new cable, pipe or duct through a fire-resisting wall or floor leaves a gap. Each service penetration gets fire-rated or intumescent sealant if that’s what is specified, laid to the product’s tested arrangement.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Pimlico (SW1P, SW1V, SW1W)
- Region
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Open penetrations multiply: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small, rather than turning into a full building survey and reseal. Repeat call-outs disrupt occupied London buildings, so a proper job first time, with the old sealant fully removed, is worth it.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why clients in Pimlico choose us
- Constructionline member
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and insurance.
Other services in Pimlico
Common problems we fix in Pimlico
On a busy project, programme pressure can mean fire stopping is rushed or left to whichever trade is closest. That is when untested combinations creep in.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
For a site team at a college like Westminster Kingsway College, which lies north-east of Pimlico, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
Comparing quotes
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How joint depth will be controlled
Penetration seals near Pimlico
Every new tenant in a London building tends to bring new cabling, and with it new holes through compartment walls. Penetrations are sealed with the specified product, to its tested detail, under the building’s own permit rules. The area within 2 miles of Pimlico holds plenty of hotels. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are typically fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
For an estates team at a campus like University of the Arts London (1 mile south-west of Pimlico), summer M&E works are normally followed by a round of penetration sealing. Hotels like Melita Hotel, less than half a mile to the north of Pimlico, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Pimlico is about 1 mile east of Brompton, in Greater London. Our applicators travel to Pimlico for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 764 places across Greater London fall within our area, including Pimlico.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in SW1P, SW1V and SW1W gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on Ponton Road, Wilton Road and Ebury Square or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Main routes into Pimlico include the A202 and A3212, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Nearby places we also cover include Victoria (1 mile north-west), Nine Elms (1 mile south-west), Westminster (1 mile north), Millbank (1 mile north) and Vauxhall (1 mile east). Nearby towns on our patch include Kensington (3 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles north), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (4 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Pimlico
We work on buildings around Lambeth Palace Library, Grosvenor School of Modern Art and Pimlico Gardens. Nearby too are Denbigh Arms (less than half a mile north-west) and Pimlico Academy (under half a mile south-east). For rail, the closest station is London Victoria station, about 0.5 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Baynard's Castle (2.3 miles north-east) and Harrods (1.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Bellenden Road Nature Garden and Ludgate Hill.
When it isn’t the sealant
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If you are not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
FAQs: Pimlico
Do you take on jobs in Pimlico where loading and access are tightly controlled?
Yes, we plan every London job around the building’s own access rules. The building manager’s rules go straight into our method.
Is Handel Business Centre, near Pimlico, within your area?
Yes. Our area takes in Pimlico and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Handel Business Centre included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No, and we won’t imply otherwise. Some clients require third-party installer schemes even though the law doesn’t. If it doesn’t require one, we can install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Is colour matching possible?
It depends on the product. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
How long does a job like this take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we are given. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
How much does the work cost?
That depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a quote and we’ll price it properly.
Commercial clients in Pimlico
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Pimlico. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.