Fire stopping in Selsted
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Selsted and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Fire stopping in Selsted
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Selsted
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control; sign-off sits with them too. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on sites in Selsted. We work on pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are fire sealant pulled out of the opening and seals that don’t match their tested detail. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Selsted tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Around smaller places like Selsted, penetration seals come up in schools, halls, pubs with rooms, care homes and farm buildings used as offices. Any service penetration through those walls should be closed with the specified product, set out as its test evidence shows.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. If an installation problem shows up, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Selsted (CT15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
How the job changes by surface
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. An oversized hole may be outside the sealant’s range.
Plastic pipes
Plastic waste pipes through slabs come up often. The detail decides whether sealant alone is enough, and we won’t substitute it for a specified collar.
Towns and villages near Selsted
What else we do in Selsted
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.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
When something else is needed
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We’ll tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
Allow the manufacturer’s stated cure time before boxing in or decorating. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, so check the product data first.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match, and it helps at inspections.
Why deal with it now?
Leave a penetration open and smoke and fire can cross into the next compartment far earlier than intended. While the openings can be reached, sealing them is normally straightforward. Left until ceilings are closed or a tenant moves in, the same work costs more access and more disruption. Older rural buildings around Selsted move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Why clients in Selsted choose us
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Specification-led, product-correct work
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and insurance.
Penetration seals near Selsted
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. Selsted is about 60 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; the gaps need the specified seal.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Royal Victoria Hospital, 5 miles to the south of Selsted, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. Schools such as Selsted Church of England Primary School often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards. For a building at a site such as Barham Business Park, which lies north-west of Selsted, a check of penetration seals after each fit-out is good practice.
Selsted is about 5 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. We cover commercial sites throughout Selsted, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, including Selsted. London is covered too, some 60 miles away.
Commercial sites across CT15 are covered for service penetrations. Close to Selsted, our area also takes in Swingfield Minnis (1 mile south), Wootton (1 mile north), Denton (2 miles north), Lodge Lees (2 miles north) and Shelvin (2 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Dover (6 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south), Whitstable (15 miles north-west) and Deal (10 miles north-east).
Around Selsted
Selsted’s nearest station is Shepherds Well station, about 3.2 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Royal Victoria Hospital (5 miles south) and Folkestone Castle (4.2 miles south). The countryside around Selsted includes Cheriton Hill.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we are in, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Jobs in and around smaller places like Selsted are normally planned as a single visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Get a fixed quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to discuss it first.
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FAQs: Selsted
Can you work at a site such as Barham Business Park, by Selsted?
Yes. We cover Selsted and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Barham Business Park. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Is a hospital such as Royal Victoria Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
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’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No, that isn’t our role. With the designer’s details in hand, we can price the sealant elements, and tell you if a detail needs another product.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
How soon can the area be used again?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
How many days will you need on site?
It depends on the scope, but the work usually takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.