Fire stopping in Sole Street
Need fire stopping in Sole Street? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Need fire stopping in Sole Street?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Sole Street
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. The enquiries we see most involve snag lists that include open service penetrations and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and service gaps in risers. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Sole Street first comes to us: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
For a smaller site near Sole Street, 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.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Location
- Sole Street (DA13, DA12)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Aftercare for building managers
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. A short check at the end of each job saves a long hunt later.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there, not months later.
Fire stopping in Sole Street: the local picture
At about 22 miles from central London, Sole Street is within reach of the capital. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. 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.
Older community buildings such as St Mary's Room that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. On estates like Bowes Industrial Centre (2 miles south-west of Sole Street), the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal. At a healthcare site like Gravesham Community Hospital, which lies north of Sole Street, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Sole Street is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Looking for fire stopping in Sole Street? We can help, as we do across Kent. Sole Street is one of 931 places we cover in Kent. For work in that direction, see our London page.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in DA13 and DA12 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on Scratton Fields, Sole Street and Manor Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Sole Street, we cover Gold Street (1 mile east), Round Street (1 mile north), Henley Street (1 mile south-east), Meopham (1 mile south-west) and Foxendown (1 mile south). Further afield, our area takes in Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north), Tonbridge (14 miles south) and Northfleet (4 miles north-west).
Around Sole Street
Around Sole Street, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Railway Inn, Meopham School and Camer Park Country Park. Sole Street has its own railway station: Sole Street station. Nearby you’ll also find Gravesham Museum (3.9 miles north) and Gravesham Community Hospital (4 miles north). The countryside around Sole Street includes Ranscombe Farm and Gad's Hill.
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
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
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Cost factors for service penetrations
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Working within restricted access windows
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Before you send an enquiry
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- When you need the work done
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
To get a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
On site: what to expect
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we are in, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Jobs in and around smaller places like Sole Street are typically planned as a single visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals 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.
- 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.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Before we start on site
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Point out any areas we must not close
Getting a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Advice
Questions about Sole Street
Is a smaller place like Sole Street outside your area?
Not at all. Sole Street is within our area. We work across Greater London and the South East. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
What happens to BS 476 references for fire stopping in Sole Street?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Will you come and look before quoting?
It depends on the job. Simple work can often be priced from photos, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
How long does a typical visit take?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work typically takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact.
Doing it in-house
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
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.
Why act early in Sole Street
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed which is why earlier is better. For buildings around smaller places like Sole Street, water damage can go unnoticed for longer, especially where a building isn’t used daily, which gives a failed joint time to do damage. Resealing early avoids that.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Sole Street
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- CHAS accredited
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and how we’re accredited.