Fire Stopping in Swift's Green
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Swift's Green and across Kent. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Fire stopping across Swift's Green
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Swift's Green
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4 and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and pipe penetrations, and the failures we are asked to look at most are snag lists that include open service penetrations and fire sealant pulled out of the opening. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Swift's Green first comes to us: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
For a smaller site near Swift's Green, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, so send the specification and photos first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Where
- Swift's Green (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Quoting for work in Swift's Green
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Working within restricted access windows
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- The postcode of the building
- The type of building and who uses it
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
Allow the manufacturer’s stated cure time before boxing in or decorating. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, so check the product data first.
Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. The designer can then choose details that suit the services planned, and installation follows the programme.
Penetration seals near Swift's Green
At about 40 miles from central London, Swift's Green is within reach of the capital. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls. Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail.
Industrial units on estates such as Barradale Farm Industrial Estate, 2.9 miles to the west of Swift's Green, often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. Around Swift's Green, we install fire-rated and intumescent sealant to the product’s tested detail wherever it is the specified product.
Swift's Green is about 9 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Our applicators travel to Swift's Green for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Swift's Green is one of 931 places we cover in Kent. London is covered too, around 40 miles from Swift's Green.
We cover the TN27 postcode districts. Nearby places we also cover include Smarden Bell (1 mile south), Southernden (1 mile north), Smarden (1 mile south-east), Biddenden Green (1 mile south-east) and Monk's Hill (2 miles south). Nearby towns on our patch include Maidstone (9 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (14 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Davington (14 miles north-east).
Around Swift's Green
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Bell Inn, among other places. Swift's Green’s nearest station is Headcorn station, about 2.1 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Kent Firefighting Museum (3.3 miles south-west) and Romden Castle (2.1 miles south-east).
Nearby places to Swift's Green
What else we do in Swift's Green
FAQs: Swift's Green
Will you take on work at estates like Barradale Farm Industrial Estate, close to Swift's Green?
Yes. Our area takes in Swift's Green and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Barradale Farm Industrial Estate included. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Is Swift's Green off your patch?
Not at all. Swift's Green is within our area. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Do you seal openings left by new services?
Yes. Share the penetration schedule and product details for a fixed quote. We can follow the services contractor floor by floor so areas aren’t left open.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, though not damage or work by other trades.
Do you take on small jobs?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Is the BS 476 change in 2029 relevant to fire stopping?
It mainly affects England, where Approved Document B is dropping its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029. Products are then judged on BS EN 13501-2 classifications, though transitional rules apply. In Scotland, the Technical Handbook sets its own guidance.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
Building standards in Scotland are separate from England’s, while England relies on Approved Document B. Either way, we install the specified sealant to its tested detail.
When something else is needed
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
From enquiry to sign-off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. If others near Swift's Green need work, visits can be combined. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
Request a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
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What the job involves on each surface
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. The gap is measured at the widest point so we know it sits within the tested range, and any that don’t are flagged.
Small ducts
Some fire-rated sealant details cover small ducts. Bigger ducts and fire-resisting ductwork are normally handled with other products.
Commercial clients in Swift's Green
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.