Round Street fire stopping
Work needed on a service penetration in Round Street? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping near Round Street
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How we handle fire stopping in Round Street
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. If you’re dealing with unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Round Street, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Round Street often combine new partitions with old walls. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Round Street (DA13)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Maintenance after handover
Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
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.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there, not months later.
Compartments and services around Round Street
Central London is about 22 miles from Round Street. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Gravesham Community Hospital, 3.6 miles north of Round Street, all have compartment walls crossed by services. For a building such as St Mary's Room, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Round Street is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Round Street sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Across Kent, 931 places are covered, including Round Street. We also cover London, around 22 miles from Round Street.
Commercial sites across DA13 are covered. If your building is just outside Round Street, we cover Sole Street (1 mile south), Gold Street (1 mile south-east), Nash Street (1 mile west), Meopham (1 mile south-west) and Henley Street (1 mile south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north), Tonbridge (14 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Round Street
We work on buildings around The Railway Inn, Jeskyns and Meopham School and the streets around them. The closest station to Round Street is Sole Street station, roughly 0.6 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Gravesham Museum (3.5 miles north) and Gravesham Community Hospital (3.6 miles north). Not far away are Gad's Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
FAQs: Round Street
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Gravesham Community Hospital, something you do?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Is Round Street too far out for you?
No. Places such as Round Street are covered as much as the big towns. London and every South East county are within our area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No. Deciding what is needed sits with the designer, fire engineer and building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
Our area runs from Greater London and the South East to every part of Scotland. Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects service penetrations to be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance, with proprietary products tested for the end use.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Inside work is seldom held up.
How much does the work cost?
There isn’t a price list, because every site is different. With photographs or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
Commercial clients in Round Street
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Nearby places to Round Street
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What sealant work can’t fix
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Round Street
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
General trades versus a specialist
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance 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.
From enquiry to sign-off
On arrival, 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 typically takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. For work around Round Street, 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.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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Common problems we fix in Round Street
Plenty of openings were simply never closed, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
For a school such as Cobham Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Before you book anyone
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?