Fire stopping in Temple Ewell
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Temple Ewell. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Fire stopping for Temple Ewell sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before the next one starts. If others near Temple Ewell need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out first.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Before we start on site
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Get a fixed quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Fire stopping in Temple Ewell
Every service that crosses a compartment wall or floor leaves an opening, and that opening needs sealing to hold back fire and smoke. Our part is installing fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those openings and along linear gaps, where the specification calls for it. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail, not a rule of thumb. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, cable penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads, and what we’re called in for most is open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and old intumescent sealant that has split away. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Temple Ewell, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
For a smaller site near Temple Ewell, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, with the specification and photographs sent in advance. 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: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Location
- Temple Ewell (CT16, CT17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What the job involves on each surface
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Small sizes are sometimes covered by an intumescent sealant detail. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.
Risers and ceiling voids
Risers and ceiling voids hold most of a building’s service penetrations. Access to these areas is planned with you in advance along with any permits your site needs.
What affects the price in Temple Ewell
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Joint width, depth and condition
- The site’s rules and procedures
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Your programme or deadline
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
For a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
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Questions about Temple Ewell
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as East Kent College?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we’ll plan the work around them. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Does your area include sites such as White Cliffs Business Park, near Temple Ewell?
Yes. Our area takes in Temple Ewell and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as White Cliffs Business Park included. To start, just call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can you quote from photographs?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
Penetration seals are tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4. Results are classified under BS EN 13501-2, where E is integrity, I is insulation and the number is minutes, as in EI 60. The rating applies to the product as tested.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. 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.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
Do you work in Scotland as well as England?
Scotland sets its own building regulations, with Technical Handbooks, while England relies on Approved Document B. Wherever the site is, our work follows the specification and the tested detail.
Work for main contractors and building owners
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Service penetrations in Temple Ewell buildings
At about 64 miles from central London, Temple Ewell is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product. 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Older community buildings such as Church of St Peter and St Paul that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. Colleges such as East Kent College (to the south-east of Temple Ewell) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product. Offices at parks like White Cliffs Business Park (1.4 miles east of Temple Ewell) are re-cabled with each new tenant, and compartment walls need sealing afterwards to the tested detail.
Temple Ewell is about 2 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. We cover Temple Ewell and the rest of Kent, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Our Kent coverage takes in 931 places, large and small. We also cover London, some 64 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in CT16 and CT17 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Buildings on Park Road, Lower Road and Green Lane are within our area. Close to Temple Ewell, our area also takes in Kearsney (1 mile south), River (1 mile south-east), Whitfield (1 mile north-east), Lydden (1 mile north-west) and Wolverton (2 miles south-west). Bigger towns within reach include Canterbury (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (6 miles south-west), Ramsgate (14 miles north-east), Deal (7 miles north-east), Hythe (10 miles south-west) and Walmer (7 miles north-east).
Around Temple Ewell
Recent enquiries here include premises near Dover Christ Church Academy, Royal Oak Cottage The Royal Oak Public House and Old Park Hill. Temple Ewell has its own railway station: Kearsney station. Nearby you will also find Dover Castle (2.9 miles south-east) and Dover Transport Museum (0.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Dover Western Heights.
What we can’t put right
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Why it’s worth doing now in Temple Ewell
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme which is why earlier is better. Older rural buildings around Temple Ewell move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Why us?
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- CHAS accredited contractor
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.