Fire stopping in Way
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Way and across Kent. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping for Way sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
When to call us in Way
Mixing products or improvising a detail breaks the link with the test evidence. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are the usual culprits.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
On a site such as The Oaks Business Park, 0.8 miles north-west of Way, every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product.
What your quote should include
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- The named product and why it was chosen
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
How we handle fire stopping in Way
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. Most enquiries involve unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, on cable penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Way, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Way often combine new partitions with old walls. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
Work we carry out in Kent comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will come back to it.
- Where
- Way (CT12)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Rural sites near Way may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Send that with the details and we’ll confirm the plan with the quote.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Quotes
To get a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
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Way: questions and answers
Can you work at a site such as The Oaks Business Park, by Way?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Way, The Oaks Business Park among them, are all within reach. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Can work in a care setting near Way go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No, that isn’t our role. With the designer’s details in hand, we can price the sealant elements, and tell you if a detail needs another product.
Who decides which product is used?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
How long does a typical visit take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. We will give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
What do you charge?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. 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. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Doing it in-house
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. 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.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Way
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. 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 will confirm with the quote.
Compartment walls and floors in Way
For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail. Way has several hotels close by, all within 2 miles. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
In a building such as Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Ramsgate General Hospital (3.5 miles east of Way) all have compartment walls crossed by services.
Way is about 3 miles west of Ramsgate, in Kent. Anywhere in CT12, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. We work across 931 places in Kent, large and small. There’s a separate page for London, roughly 62 miles from Way.
Postcode districts covered here: CT12. Among the streets we cover are Wayborough Hill and Way Hill, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Close to Way, our area also takes in Mount Pleasant (1 mile north-west), Sevenscore (1 mile south-east), Minster (1 mile west), Acol (1 mile north-west) and Cliffs End (2 miles south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Canterbury (12 miles west), Margate (4 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (3 miles east), Broadstairs (5 miles east) and Whitstable (13 miles west).
What’s near Way
Recent enquiries here include premises near Sandwich and Pegwell Bay and The Bell Inn. The nearest railway station is Minster station, roughly 0.9 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Westwood Cross (3.1 miles north-east) and Ramsgate General Hospital (3.5 miles east). The countryside around Way includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
Different surfaces, different methods
Small ducts
Some fire-rated sealant details cover small ducts. Larger or fire-rated ductwork normally needs a different solution set by the designer.
Linear joints
Joints at the top of partitions may need to move as the slab above deflects. The specified product and backing for that movement are what goes in, along the full length of the run.
Keeping the joints sound
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small.