Fire Stopping in Primrose Hill
Work needed on a service penetration in Primrose Hill? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Fire stopping for businesses in Primrose Hill
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
What happens if it’s left?
An unsealed opening affects more than fire safety: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first. Failed sealant in a building in Primrose Hill can quickly affect neighbours, tenants or the floor below. Dealing with it early is simpler for everyone.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
What you get with us
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
How we handle fire stopping in Primrose Hill
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. We work on cable penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back. Most enquiries from Primrose Hill start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
In a London area such as Primrose Hill, 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 the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Primrose Hill (NW3, NW1, NW8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Owners, agents and contractors
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Primrose Hill can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Greater London.
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Primrose Hill. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Towns and villages near Primrose Hill
More services for Primrose Hill
Service penetrations in Primrose Hill buildings
There are a good number of hotels within about 2 miles of Primrose Hill. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
At a university such as Regent's University London, 1 mile south of Primrose Hill, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work. In a retail centre such as O2 Centre, 1.1 miles north-west of Primrose Hill, any fire-resisting wall between units that is crossed by new services needs sealing to the tested detail.
Primrose Hill is about 1 mile south-east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Any commercial site in Primrose Hill is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Primrose Hill is one of 764 places we cover in Greater London.
Commercial sites across NW3, NW1 and NW8 are covered. If your site is on Eton Road, Oval Road and Regal Lane or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. With the A5205 nearby, Primrose Hill is straightforward for us to reach. Nearby places we also cover include Haverstock (1 mile north), Belsize Park (1 mile north), Chalk Farm (1 mile north-east), South Hampstead (1 mile west) and Swiss Cottage (1 mile west) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include London (4 miles south-east), Kensington (3 miles south-west), Shoreditch (4 miles east), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles east) and Whitechapel (4 miles south-east).
Around Primrose Hill
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Cecil Sharp House, Haverstock School and Regent's Park and the streets around them. Also close by are St. Mary's Town and Country School (0.5 miles north-west) and Princess of Wales pub (less than half a mile east). The nearest railway station is Kentish Town West station, about 0.7 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Montfichet's Tower (3.1 miles south-east) and Wellington Hospital (0.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Parliament Hill and Adelaide Nature Reserve.
How a job runs
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work typically takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. The ULEZ covers the whole of Greater London, and parking near a job is rarely simple. Let us know about any on-site parking or loading arrangements when you send the job details.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- 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.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Ask for a quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to discuss it first.
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Doing it in-house
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
Cost factors for service penetrations
What shapes the price:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
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 quote when you’re ready.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- The site address and postcode
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- What the building is and how it’s used
To get a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. Our quote form is another easy route.
What we are called out for in Primrose Hill
Physical damage is another reason seals stop doing their job. Maintenance work can knock a seal, cut it back for an extra cable or remove it with an old pipe.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Tenant changes at parks like Regis Road Business Park, 1 mile to the north-east of Primrose Hill, bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal.
What your quote should include
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
Your questions answered
Does your area include sites such as Regis Road Business Park, near Primrose Hill?
Yes. We cover Primrose Hill and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Regis Road Business Park. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Primrose Hill?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Do you work in Primrose Hill?
Yes. We cover Primrose Hill, and you can phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to get started.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.