Maintaining Fire Compartmentation Integrity
Effective fire stopping is the foundation of Passive Fire Protection (PFP). It ensures that fire and smoke compartment walls and floors remain sealed, preventing the uncontrolled spread of a fire and protecting escape routes. At Hodgson Fire, we specialise in the installation, inspection, and remediation of fire stopping solutions across London and the South East.
Why Fire Stopping is Essential for Compliance
A building’s fire strategy relies on integrity. Even minor, unsealed gaps can compromise an entire compartment and lead to regulatory failure.
- The Challenge: Service Penetrations and Gaps Modern buildings contain countless service penetrations (pipes, cables, ducts) that breach fire-rated barriers. If these holes are not sealed using certified, fire-rated materials, the fire compartmentation fails instantly.
- Adhering to the Golden Thread Under the Building Safety Act 2022, duty holders must maintain a 'Golden Thread' of information. Our service ensures that all fire stopping works are meticulously recorded, documented, and certified, providing verifiable evidence of compliance for auditors and regulatory bodies.
- Certified Products and Systems We only use fully tested and approved fire-stopping systems, including intumescent mastics, coatings, wraps, collars, and fire-rated mineral fibre board, ensuring the correct fire rating (e.g., up to FD120) is maintained for the life of the building.
Our Fire Stopping & Remediation Services
Our accredited specialists deliver a comprehensive service for both new installations and remedial work on existing properties.
- 1. Detailed Compartmentation Survey (The Audit) We begin with a non-destructive survey of your premises to identify all breaches in fire-rated walls and floors. This audit locates areas where services have been installed without proper fire-stopping, or where existing seals have failed or been disturbed.
- 2. Specification and Scope of Work Based on the survey findings, we specify the precise, certified products and methods required to reinstate the compartment integrity. Our scope includes verifying the rating of the barrier and selecting a compliant product tested for that specific penetration type.
- 3. Expert Remediation and Installation Our trained installers meticulously apply the correct fire-stopping solution to all identified breaches, including:
- Service Penetrations: Sealing around pipes, cables, and cable trays using appropriate collars, wraps, or mastics.
- Linear Gap Seals: Addressing movement joints and construction gaps between walls, floors, and ceilings.
- Head of Wall and Curtain Walling: Providing fire-safe separation between floors and the external facade.
- 4. Certification and Documentation Upon completion, every sealed penetration and repaired gap is documented and recorded. We provide you with a Certificate of Conformity, photographic evidence of the work, and the necessary data sheets for your records, fulfilling the documentation requirements of the Golden Thread.
Trust the Passive Fire Protection Experts
Trust the Passive Fire Protection Experts
Don’t leave the integrity of your fire strategy to chance. Choose Hodgson Fire for third-party accredited fire stopping that guarantees life safety and regulatory compliance.
