Fire stopping in Westwell
Planning work on a service penetration in Westwell? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Need fire stopping in Westwell?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
About our fire stopping in Westwell
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4, with results classified under BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. If you are dealing with seals that don’t match their tested detail and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, we can help. Most enquiries from Westwell start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Smaller places such as Westwell still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Westwell (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Your questions answered
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Westwell?
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. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Would you work within a site like William Harvey Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
What do you charge?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. To get one, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
That depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
How long will the new sealant last?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Places near Westwell
More services for Westwell
Why act early in Westwell
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Westwell, rather than one at a time. Send photos of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
Why clients in Westwell choose us
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Fixed quotes based on photographs, drawings or a visit
- One contact handling all your sites
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
When to bring in a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Compartment walls and floors in Westwell
Westwell lies roughly 46 miles out from central London. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls; the gaps need the specified seal. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
On a site such as Eurogate Business Park, 2.3 miles to the south-east of Westwell, every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product. Hospital estates such as William Harvey Hospital, 4.6 miles to the south-east of Westwell, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Westwell is about 4 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. Commercial clients in Westwell use us for work on service penetrations. 931 places across Kent fall within our area, including Westwell. For work in that direction, see our London page, about 46 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout TN25, for business premises of every kind. Sites close to Westwell are covered too, including Tutt Hill (1 mile south-west), Ram Lane (1 mile west), Potters Corner (1 mile south), Westwell Leacon (2 miles west) and Hothfield (2 miles south-west). A short drive away, we cover Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (4 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north-west), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (9 miles north).
Landmarks near Westwell
For rail, the closest station is Charing station, about 2.6 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include County Square (3.2 miles south) and William Harvey Hospital (4.6 miles south-east).
For managing agents and facilities managers
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.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
What we are called out for in Westwell
Head-of-wall joints and wall-to-wall junctions are frequent weak points. Deflection and building movement can open these gaps, and the wrong product can split as a result. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
In a building such as Church of St Mary, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
What to look for in a quote
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Westwell
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
On site: what to expect
Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, ready for your sign-off. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. If others near Westwell need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and ask about anything unclear.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Before we start on site
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Send your site hours and access windows
Get a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.