The Green fire stopping
Need fire stopping in The Green? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Fire stopping across The Green
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Your questions answered
Do you work in occupied care homes around The Green?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in The Green?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part doesn’t change: the specified product, to its tested detail.
How much does the work cost?
Each job is quoted on its own details. To get one, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with a description of the work.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Do you need to see the site first?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit.
When can the area be used after sealing?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day.
Fire stopping in The Green
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. If the detail calls for something other than sealant, we say so rather than force sealant into it. We work on pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and fire sealant pulled out of the opening. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in The Green, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Rural conversions around The Green can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: 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.
- Place
- The Green (CM8)
- Region
- Essex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why deal with it now?
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first. Around The Green, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once. Photos of every joint help us quote for the whole job.
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you are working to. Call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Public liability insurance in place
- One contact handling all your sites
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and how we’re accredited.
What we are called out for in The Green
Plenty of openings were simply never closed. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
At a healthcare site like Braintree Community Hospital, 2.7 miles to the north-west of The Green, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Before you book anyone
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
Building owners, agents and FMs in The Green
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
Fire-rated sealing for The Green buildings
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. 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. There are two care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of The Green. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
For a building at a site such as Lanham Business Park, 1.8 miles north-east of The Green, a check of penetration seals after each fit-out is good practice. Halls and meeting rooms at places like St Barnabas sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
The Green is about 3 miles south of Braintree, in Essex. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in The Green can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Essex. 644 places across Essex fall within our area, The Green among them. We also cover London, around 37 miles from The Green.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in CM8 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. If your building is just outside The Green, we cover Black Notley (1 mile north-west), Tye Green (1 mile north-east), Hawbush Green (1 mile north-east), White Notley (1 mile south-east) and Long Green (1 mile north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Colchester (14 miles east), Chelmsford (8 miles south-west), Braintree (3 miles north), Maldon (9 miles south-east), Witham (4 miles south-east) and Camulodunum (13 miles east).
What’s near The Green
Around The Green, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Braintree Sixth Form and The Plough pub. The Green’s nearest station is Cressing station, about 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.4 miles north-west) and Cressing Temple (1.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Our process
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Rural sites near The Green may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- 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.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
What we need from you
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Point out any areas we must not close
Get a fixed quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
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What else we do in The Green
Different surfaces, different methods
Plastic pipes
Plastic pipes soften and collapse in a fire. Small sizes are sometimes covered by an intumescent sealant detail, though larger ones normally call for a collar or wrap. We check the pipe material and diameter against the detail before we start.
Masonry and concrete
Block walls and concrete floors are common substrates for penetration seals. Dust and loose debris are cleared out of the opening.
Looking after the joints
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
After the work, brief anyone else working in the area that the openings are now sealed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail, by someone who knows the system.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.