Fire Stopping in Shatterling
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Shatterling, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping for Shatterling sites
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 Shatterling
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are penetration schedules that need working through and unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Shatterling first comes to us: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
A job near Shatterling is normally planned around one visit, so send the specification and photographs first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Place
- Shatterling (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- 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 Shatterling can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Shatterling: questions and answers
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Shatterling?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as St Martins Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
How much does the work cost?
That depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will price it properly.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
When is resealing likely to be due?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
What we’re called out for in Shatterling
Plenty of openings were simply never closed, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access usually bring them to light.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Older community buildings such as St Mary's Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
What to look for in a quote
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- The named product and why it was chosen
What else we do in Shatterling
Leave it or put it right?
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. A schedule that is dealt with regularly stays manageable, rather than turning into a full building survey and reseal. Halls, stores and units around places like Shatterling may not be checked every day, which gives a failed joint time to do damage. Resealing early avoids that.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Why clients in Shatterling choose us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- CHAS accredited
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
How the quote is worked out
What shapes the price:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Access and working height
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
What to include in your enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- The type of building and who uses it
- The product your specification calls for
- Your programme or deadline
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
How a job runs
At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. Rural sites near Shatterling may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send 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.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Getting the site ready
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.
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How the job changes by surface
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.
Masonry and concrete
Core-drilled holes are neat; broken-out ones rarely are. Each gap is measured where it is widest so we know it sits within the tested range.
Compartments and services around Shatterling
Shatterling lies roughly 59 miles out from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
At a healthcare site like St Martins Hospital, 5.4 miles west of Shatterling, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal. In a school such as Wingham Primary School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified.
Shatterling is about 6 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Shatterling sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, including Shatterling. Sites around London have their own page, about 59 miles away.
If you need fire stopping in CT3, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We also cover Broomhill (1 mile west), Perry (1 mile north), Nash (1 mile north-east), Wingham (1 mile south-west) and Twitham (1 mile south) for service penetrations. Nearby towns on our patch include Canterbury (6 miles west), Margate (10 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (9 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Shatterling
Around Shatterling, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Red Lion pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Adisham station, roughly 3 miles south-west. A little further out are St Martins Hospital (5.4 miles west). Open spaces near Shatterling include Monk's Wall nature reserve.