Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Slough
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Slough. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Fire stopping for businesses in Slough
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What we’re called out for in Slough
Linear gaps fail where a fire-resisting wall meets a slab, soffit or another wall. Deflection and building movement can open these gaps. Linear joint details set a width range and movement capability, and the seal has to sit within them.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Older community buildings such as St Michael and All Angels that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
What your quote should include
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
About our fire stopping in Slough
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, often unnoticed. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. If you have openings left by services added after handover and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Slough tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
A large place such as Slough tends to have hospitals, schools, offices and care homes, all with compartment walls and floors. Every pipe, cable or duct through those walls and floors needs a seal that matches its tested detail.
Work we carry out in Slough comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll arrange a return visit.
Honest limits
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If you are not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Why act early in Slough
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed, so earlier action pays back. A leaking joint in a commercial building in Slough can damage stock, ceilings and finishes, and putting that right usually costs more than the reseal. It’s worth fixing at the first sign.
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What you get with us
- One number for every site we cover
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Clear, fixed quotes
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
When to bring in a specialist
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Fire stopping around Slough: how the place shapes the job
Slough lies roughly 22 miles out from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls; the gaps need the specified seal. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail.
Office fit-outs on sites such as Slough Business Park (less than half a mile north-west of Slough) add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Upton Hospital, 0.9 miles to the south-east of Slough, all have compartment walls crossed by services.
Slough is about 22 miles west of London, in Slough. We send applicators to Slough for service penetrations. Our Slough coverage takes in 11 places, large and small. There’s a separate page for Reading, roughly 17 miles from Slough.
Commercial sites across SL1, SL3, SL2 and SL6 are covered. Among the streets we cover are High Street, Station Road and London Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Slough sits on or close to the A4 and A332, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Just outside Slough, we also work in Chalvey (1 mile south), Cippenham (1 mile west), Britwell (1 mile north-west), Farnham Royal (2 miles north) and Huntercombe (2 miles west).
Around Slough
We work on buildings around Westgate School, Herschel Park and The Moon and Spoon pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Slough station, roughly 0.7 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Upton Hospital (0.9 miles south-east) and Windsor Castle (2.1 miles south). Not far away are Taplow Lake and Burnham Beeches.
Looking after the joints
Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
During planned inspections, look at seals in risers, cupboards and voids. Look for cracks, unsealed new cables and gaps that have been enlarged, and report them promptly.
Make reporting new openings part of every permit to work in service areas. It costs little and catches breaches early.
Questions we’re asked in Slough
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Slough?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Slough, such as Slough Business Park?
Yes. We cover Slough and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Slough Business Park. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
How long will the new sealant last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
How soon can the area be used again?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, though not damage or work by other trades.
Who decides which product is used?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
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How a job runs
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we’re in, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. In a large town like Slough, work on busy buildings is planned area by area, keeping disruption low. Photos and drawings let us propose a sequence with the quote.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Preparing the site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Getting a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.