Sevington fire stopping
Commercial sealant work in Sevington for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping across Sevington
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Common problems we fix in Sevington
Openings in fire-resisting walls normally appear when services are added or changed. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Shop fits on retail sites such as Ashford Retail Park, under half a mile to the north-west of Sevington, can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, to be sealed with the specified product.
Comparing quotes
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- How they’ll work around occupants
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
How we handle fire stopping in Sevington
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, cable penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover and improvised or mixed-product fire seals. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Sevington, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
For a smaller site near Sevington, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, so send the specification and photos first. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
Work we carry out in Kent comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will come back to it.
- Where
- Sevington (TN24, TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Sevington: questions and answers
Is Sevington too far out for you?
Not at all. Sevington is within our area. London and every South East county are within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Sevington, such as Ashford Retail Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Sevington and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Ashford Retail Park included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
Scotland sets its own building regulations, with Technical Handbooks. Wherever the site is, our work follows the specification and the tested detail.
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. It depends on the tested detail for that wall or floor and service. Collars, wraps, batts and boards exist for openings sealant doesn’t cover, and we flag those rather than improvise.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
How long does a typical visit take?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit usually takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
Can you fire stop behind the services contractors?
Yes, provided a specification covers them. New services after M&E works often breach existing seals and we close them with the specified product.
Also near Sevington
Also in Sevington
Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
After the work
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
During planned inspections, look at seals in risers, cupboards and voids. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown, and report them promptly.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. Then the seal goes in while the area is open.
When to bring in a specialist
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
What the job involves on each surface
Drylining partitions
Plasterboard partitions are tested as a specific construction. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness first.
Cables and cable bundles
Single cables and small bundles are often within a fire-rated sealant’s tested detail. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter.
How a job runs
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For work around Sevington, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photos and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- 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.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Request a quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
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Fire-rated sealing for Sevington buildings
Sevington lies roughly 50 miles out from central London. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Large healthcare estates like William Harvey Hospital (Ashford) (to the north of Sevington) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. For a building such as Church of St Mary, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Sevington is about 2 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Sevington can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Kent. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, including Sevington. Our London page has more on work in that area (50 miles or so).
Postcode districts covered here: TN24 and TN25 for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Church Road, Bad Munstereifel Road and Highfield Lane. Sites close to Sevington are covered too, including Hinxhill Park (1 mile north-east), Mersham (1 mile south-east), Hinxhill (1 mile north-east), South Stour (2 miles south) and Ridgeway (2 miles east). Further afield, our area takes in Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Folkestone (12 miles east), Faversham (13 miles north), Hythe (8 miles south-east), Davington (13 miles north) and Preston (13 miles north).
What’s near Sevington
In Sevington, that means premises near Ashford Green Corridors, The North School and The William Harvey Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Sevington is Ashford International station, about 1.8 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find William Harvey Hospital (0.9 miles north) and Ashford Designer Outlet (1.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Hatch Park.