The Burroughs fire stopping
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in The Burroughs. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Need fire stopping in The Burroughs?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in The Burroughs, done properly
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, often unnoticed. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. If you are dealing with fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated and unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings, we can help, whatever the surface. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in The Burroughs it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
In London, higher-risk residential buildings under the Building Safety Act bring extra scrutiny of fire-stopping records. We install what the designer or fire engineer has specified, and if you need records of the work, tell us and we will confirm with the quote.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- The Burroughs (NW4, NW9, NW11)
- Region
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire stopping around The Burroughs: what changes locally
There are plenty of hotels within about 2 miles of The Burroughs. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around 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 Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Refits at places like Silk Bridge Retail Park, 0.9 miles south-west of The Burroughs, often reroute services through walls between units. For a unit at a centre such as Brent Cross Shopping Centre, 0.8 miles to the south of The Burroughs, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit.
The Burroughs is about 2 miles south-east of Burnt Oak, in Greater London. The Burroughs sits inside our coverage and the rest of Greater London, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. The Burroughs is one of 764 places we cover in Greater London. Sites around London have their own page, roughly 8 miles from The Burroughs.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in NW4, NW9 and NW11 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Bell Lane, Eaton Road and Lodge Road. The Burroughs sits on or close to the A41, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Nearby places we also cover include Hendon (1 mile south-east), Colindale (1 mile west), Brent Cross (1 mile south-east), West Hendon (1 mile south-west) and The Hyde (1 mile south-west) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover London (8 miles south-east), City of Westminster (6 miles south-east), Marylebone (6 miles south-east), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (6 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (8 miles south-east).
Landmarks near The Burroughs
In The Burroughs, that means premises near The Claddagh Ring pub, Brampton College and Kisharon College and the streets around them. The closest station to The Burroughs is Hendon station, about 0.8 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Church Farmhouse Museum (less than half a mile north) and Brent Cross Shopping Centre (0.8 miles south). Not far away are Parliament Hill and Darland's Lake.
Building owners, agents and FMs in The Burroughs
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Maintenance after handover
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way.
Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts, and installation follows the programme.
What sets the cost
What shapes the price:
- Working within restricted access windows
- How accessible the joints are
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
For a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.
From enquiry to sign-off
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself typically takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence, and we clear our waste as we work. In The Burroughs, most buildings stay in use during the work, so we agree zones and timings with the building or facilities manager. Areas are handed back as each section is finished.
- 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.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Getting the site ready
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Get a fixed quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Questions we are asked in The Burroughs
Can you cope with the access rules in a London building?
Yes, most London buildings have access rules of some kind, and we plan around them. Share the building’s contractor rules and we will work to them. All of Greater London is inside the ULEZ, and our planning allows for it
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like BMI Hendon Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
How long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We will give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
How much does the work cost?
It depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll price it properly.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
Can you reseal penetrations after our M&E works?
Yes. Send the schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product details for a fixed quote. We can follow the services contractor floor by floor.
What we’re called out for in The Burroughs
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. 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.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
At a college such as College of North West London, which lies south of The Burroughs, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice.
What your quote should include
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
What the job involves on each surface
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork typically needs a different solution set by the designer.
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Small sizes are sometimes covered by an intumescent sealant detail, but many need a collar or wrap. We check the pipe material and diameter against the detail before we start.