Fire stopping in Sharnal Street
Sealant work in Sharnal Street for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping near Sharnal Street
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Sharnal Street
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow. We work on service gaps in risers, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and linear gaps at wall heads, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are seals that don’t match their tested detail and fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Sharnal Street, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Smaller places such as Sharnal Street still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
Work we carry out in Medway comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we will come back to it.
- Where
- Sharnal Street (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Sharnal Street: questions and answers
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like University of Greenwich - Medway?
Yes, holiday working periods are the norm on campus jobs. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Is Sharnal Street off your patch?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. London and every South East county are within our area. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
Scotland sets its own building regulations, with Technical Handbooks, and England uses Approved Document B. Either way, we install the specified sealant to its tested detail.
What do you charge?
Each job is quoted on its own details. For yours, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with a description of the work.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. Sealant is the right product only where the tested detail says so. Collars, wraps, batts and boards exist for openings sealant doesn’t cover, and we’ll tell you when that applies.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
What we can’t put right
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Should maintenance staff do it?
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.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
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On site: what to expect
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. If others near Sharnal Street need work, visits can be combined. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Getting the site ready
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Flag any permit to work we will need
Getting 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, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Advice
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 before sealing.
Cables and cable bundles
Single cables and small bundles are often within a fire-rated sealant’s tested detail. The detail limits bundle size and the gaps between and around cables.
Fire stopping in Sharnal Street: the local picture
Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail. Central London is about 29 miles from Sharnal Street. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls.
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Medway Maritime Hospital (4.5 miles south of Sharnal Street) all have compartment walls crossed by services. Older community buildings such as Church of St Margaret that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. At a university such as University of Greenwich - Medway (3.4 miles south-west of Sharnal Street), labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work.
Sharnal Street is about 5 miles north of Gillingham, in Medway. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Sharnal Street use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Medway. Sharnal Street is one of 54 places in Medway on our list for service penetrations. Sites around London have their own page, roughly 29 miles from Sharnal Street.
If you need fire stopping in ME3, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Just outside Sharnal Street, we also work in Fenn Street (1 mile north-east), High Halstow (1 mile north-west), Tunbridge Hill (1 mile south-east), Kingsnorth (1 mile south-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (1 mile south-west). A short drive away, we cover Gillingham (5 miles south), Chatham (6 miles south), Rochester (5 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (5 miles south-west) and Luton (5 miles south).
What’s near Sharnal Street
Around Sharnal Street, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Hundred of Hoo Academy and The Red Dog Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 3.9 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Upnor Castle (3.2 miles south-west) and Medway Maritime Hospital (4.5 miles south). Open spaces near Sharnal Street include Bishop Saltings.
What affects the price in Sharnal Street
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- The product specified
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Any access equipment needed
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- The postcode of the building
- The type of building and who uses it
- Access details, including height
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Keeping the joints sound
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way.
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.