Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Upton, Kent
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Upton and nearby, by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Fire stopping near Upton
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
From enquiry to sign-off
At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Work in places the size of Upton is planned as a single visit where we can. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- 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.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Get a fixed quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Advice
About our fire stopping in Upton
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve damaged fire seals in risers and voids and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls, on service gaps in risers, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and cable penetrations. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Upton, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
In places the size of Upton, fire-resisting walls and floors are found in schools, care homes, health centres and mixed-use buildings. Around those penetrations, fire-rated sealant is installed if specified, with depth, backing and gap all as tested.
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.
- Place
- Upton (CT10, CT11, CT12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Doing it in-house
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Nearby places to Upton
What else we do in Upton
Common problems we fix in Upton
Openings in fire-resisting walls typically appear when services are added or changed. 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.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Hotels like Yarrow Hotel (to the south-east of Upton) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Before you book anyone
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Who will actually carry out the work
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
Why act early in Upton
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. While the openings can be reached, sealing them is normally straightforward. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. A failed joint lets water into a building whatever its size. Early resealing avoids the damage that follows a leak.
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
Why appoint us
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- One contact handling all your sites
- Specification-led, product-correct work
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Your questions answered
Will you work in a care home in Upton without moving residents out?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Upton?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
How long do sealant joints last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
For managing agents and facilities managers
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- The product specified
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a fixed quote when you’re ready.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- The product your specification calls for
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Fire stopping in Upton: the local picture
A good number of hotels sit less than 2 miles from Upton. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close. The 2 miles around Upton include five care or nursing homes. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified.
Where a unit on an estate such as Pysons Road Industrial Estate (0.6 miles west of Upton), has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail. Tenant changes at centres like Broadstairs Retail Park, 1.1 miles west of Upton, often mean new services through walls between units.
Upton is about 1 mile south-west of Broadstairs, in Kent. If you are looking for fire stopping in Upton, we can help, as we do across Kent. Across Kent, 931 places are covered, Upton among them. London is covered too, some 66 miles away.
If you need fire stopping in CT10, CT11 and CT12, the process matches everywhere else we work: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Buildings on Vale Road, Lawn Road and Upton Road are within our area. With the A255 nearby, Upton is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Close to Upton, our area also takes in Broadstairs (1 mile north-east), St Peter's (1 mile north-west), Northwood (1 mile west), Ramsgate (1 mile south-west) and St Lawrence (2 miles south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Deal (10 miles south), Herne Bay (13 miles west), Walmer (11 miles south), Whitfield (15 miles south), Sandwich (7 miles south-west) and Aylesham (13 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Upton
We work on buildings around The Charles Dickens School, The Charles Dickens School and The Little Albion Inn and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Upton itself: Broadstairs station. Nearby you will also find Westwood Cross (1.2 miles west) and Crampton Tower (less than half a mile east). Open spaces near Upton include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.