Every pipe, cable and duct that passes through a fire-rated wall or floor is a potential weak point. We seal these penetrations to maintain your building's fire compartmentation and keep it legally compliant.
Passive fire stopping is often overlooked because it's invisible once installed — but it's exactly what stops fire and smoke spreading between compartments in the critical minutes during an evacuation. Refurbishment work, cabling upgrades and M&E installations routinely breach fire stopping without it being reinstated, leaving buildings non-compliant without anyone realising.
We identify every wall and floor penetration across your building and assess whether existing fire stopping is intact and compliant.
Penetrations are sealed using certified fire-rated materials matched to the rating of the wall or floor they pass through.
Every seal is photographed and logged, giving you a defensible compliance record for audits and fire risk assessments.
Any gap around a pipe, cable, duct or service that passes through a fire-rated wall or floor without a certified fire-rated seal counts as a breach, even if it looks minor.
As with other passive fire measures, the building's Responsible Person under the Fire Safety Order 2005 is ultimately accountable, though contractors carrying out works that breach fire stopping share responsibility for reinstating it.
We assess the fire rating of the compartment wall or floor itself, then match the fire stopping product and installation method to meet or exceed that rating.
A visual survey can identify obvious gaps and previous poor workmanship, but a thorough compliance check typically involves accessing risers, ceiling voids and service routes.
Free 15-minute call to talk through your compartmentation — a site survey can follow for a flat fee, credited back if you instruct us.
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