Fire Stopping in Sittingbourne
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Sittingbourne and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping near Sittingbourne
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
FAQs: Sittingbourne
What happens to BS 476 references for fire stopping in Sittingbourne?
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.
Is Kent Science Park, near Sittingbourne, within your area?
Yes. We cover Sittingbourne and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Kent Science Park. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Will you quote for a small job?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Sittingbourne
Opened ceilings and riser doors often reveal service openings nobody sealed. If a specification already covers those walls and floors, we can reseal to it. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. If you’re dealing with unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, we can help, whatever the surface. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Sittingbourne it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Older buildings in towns like Sittingbourne have often been rewired and replumbed several times, with gaps around pipes and cables left after each change. Intumescent or fire-rated sealant is used wherever the specification asks for it, built up exactly as tested.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll come back to it.
- Place
- Sittingbourne (ME10, ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Nearby places to Sittingbourne
What else we do in Sittingbourne
Our process
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we’re cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Parking and loading for town-centre jobs in Sittingbourne are worth mentioning when you send details. Industrial and business units normally have yard or car park space.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- 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
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Quotes
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
Related advice
When something else is needed
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
What the job involves on each surface
Metal pipes
Heat travels along metal pipework, and some details add wrapping or a set length of insulation. We follow whatever the detail requires and flag anything we can’t match.
Masonry and concrete
Block walls and concrete floors are common substrates for penetration seals. Dust and debris are cleared from the opening, with backing added if the detail requires it.
What we are called out for in Sittingbourne
Openings in fire-resisting walls normally appear when services are added or changed. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Older community buildings such as Church of the Holy Trinity that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Questions to ask before you book
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How joint depth will be controlled
When to bring in a specialist
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Compartment walls and floors in Sittingbourne
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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. At about 37 miles from central London, Sittingbourne is within reach of the capital. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
At a college such as KITE College, which lies east of Sittingbourne, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice. Hotels like The Bull Hotel, less than half a mile to the south-east of Sittingbourne, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Sittingbourne is about 37 miles east of London, in Kent. Anywhere in ME10, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Our Kent coverage takes in 931 places, from busy centres to rural villages. London is covered too, around 37 miles from Sittingbourne.
We cover the ME10 and ME9 postcode districts for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on High Street, Roman Square and Moonstone Square and the roads nearby. With the A2 and A249 nearby, Sittingbourne is straightforward for us to reach. If your building is just outside Sittingbourne, we cover Murston (1 mile east), Milton Regis (1 mile north-east), Kemsley (1 mile north), Howt Green (1 mile north-west) and Heart's Delight (1 mile south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Maidstone (10 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (7 miles east), Minster (6 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (15 miles west). Sittingbourne ranks among the main centres of Kent, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings.
Near you in Sittingbourne
We work on buildings around Milton Court Primary Academy, The Golden Hope pub and Milton Creek Country Park. There’s a railway station in Sittingbourne itself: Sittingbourne station. Other landmarks nearby include Bayford Court (less than half a mile east) and Court Hall Museum (under half a mile north).
How the quote is worked out
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- How accessible the joints are
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Your programme or deadline
- The product your specification calls for
- The postcode of the building
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to ring 01277 525 020 or email us.