Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Tickham, Kent
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Tickham and across Kent. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Openings left by services added after handover
Fire stopping for businesses in Tickham
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Tickham
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. Most enquiries involve improvised or mixed-product fire seals and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and linear gaps at wall heads. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Tickham? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Smaller places such as Tickham still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. Any service penetration through those walls should be closed with the specified product, set out as its test evidence shows.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will come back to it.
- Where
- Tickham (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
What we’re called out for in Tickham
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Older community buildings such as Church of St Mary that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
Penetration seals near Tickham
At about 41 miles from central London, Tickham is within reach of the capital. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls. Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. 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.
Holiday works at schools like Lynsted and Norton Primary School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return.
Tickham is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. Our applicators travel to Tickham for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Tickham is one of 931 places we cover in Kent for service penetrations. For work in that direction, see our London page.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in ME9 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. If your site is on Nouds Lane and Tickham Lane or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Tickham are covered too, including Lewson Street (1 mile north-east), Loyterton (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile north-east), Teynham (1 mile north) and Deerton Street (1 mile north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
What’s near Tickham
In Tickham, that means premises near The Plough Inn, among other places. Tickham’s nearest station is Teynham station, about 1.4 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.4 miles north-west) and Newnham Castle (1.9 miles south).
Why deal with it now?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. Correcting it means cutting it out and starting again with the specified product, so it makes sense to get it right first time. Around Tickham, 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’re working to. Call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- A fixed quote before work starts
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and how we’re accredited.
Towns and villages near Tickham
Other services in Tickham
Honest limits
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
What the job involves on each surface
Masonry and concrete
Core-drilled holes are neat; broken-out ones rarely are. Each gap is measured where it is widest against the detail’s limits.
Plastic pipes
Plastic waste pipes through slabs come up often. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail.
How a job runs
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Jobs in and around smaller places like Tickham are usually planned as a single visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Ask for a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Tickham: questions and answers
Do you design the fire stopping for buildings in Tickham?
No. Fire-stopping design and sign-off belong to the designer, principal designer, fire engineer or building control. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant around service penetrations and linear gaps where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Tickham?
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.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
In most cases, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators, as many construction sites ask for.
Can weather delay the job?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Inside work is seldom held up.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
How soon can the area be used again?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.