Fire Stopping Salford
FIRAS-approved fire stopping contractors covering Salford, Salford Quays, MediaCity, Eccles, Swinton & the wider City of Salford.
Fire stopping contractors in Salford
Fire stopping work across Salford varies considerably depending on the building. Around Salford Quays, MediaCity and Ordsall, projects are often apartment blocks, offices, mixed-use developments, communal areas, service risers and commercial fit-outs.
Across Eccles, Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden and Worsley, the building mix changes again: schools, healthcare premises, older commercial property, residential developments and buildings that have been altered several times over the years.
The actual problem is often straightforward. An electrician has run new cables through a compartment wall. New pipework has been installed. A ceiling has been opened during refurbishment. Or a compartmentation survey has found defects that now need closing out.
We are FIRAS-approved passive fire protection contractors carrying out new installation and remedial fire stopping throughout Salford and Greater Manchester.
Has your fire compartmentation survey found defects?
A survey report is one of the most common reasons clients contact us. You might have five defects in one plant room or a much larger schedule covering several floors.
Typical defects
Open service penetrations, damaged fire batt, gaps around cables and pipework, ceiling-void defects, openings in risers and old seals that have been disturbed.
What to send
Send the full report or defect schedule where possible, plus the site postcode, drawings, photographs, quantities and your programme or handover date.
Where the information is clear, we can start assessing the work from the report, drawings and photographs. Where access or construction details are unclear, a site visit may be the better option. Send what you have and we can tell you what is missing.
Apartment blocks & mixed-use buildings
The amount of residential and mixed-use development around Salford Quays, MediaCity and Ordsall creates a particular type of fire stopping work.
Defects are often hidden in service risers, communal corridors, ceiling voids, electrical cupboards, basement service areas, plant rooms and penetrations between separate fire compartments.
A new cable or pipe may only need a small hole, but if it passes through a fire-rated wall or floor that opening needs to be properly reinstated. If the building is occupied, tell us when you enquire so access and phasing can be planned sensibly.
Cable, pipe & service penetration fire stopping
Modern buildings contain a huge amount of electrical and mechanical infrastructure. Those services regularly pass through walls and floors that form part of the building's compartmentation.
Electrical cables & cable trays
Electrical upgrades, fibre routes and data services can create penetrations through several compartment walls. If contractors are still on site, it is often better to deal with the fire stopping before ceilings and boxing are closed.
Cable tray fire stoppingPipe penetrations
Plastic and metal pipework can require different treatments depending on pipe diameter, insulation and wall or floor construction. Send photographs and measurements if you are unsure.
Pipe penetration fire stoppingDepending on the opening, the installation may involve fire batt, fire-resistant sealant, collars, pipe wraps, cavity barriers or another tested passive fire protection system. We do not treat every penetration as if it needs the same product.
Fire stopping during refurbishment work
Refurbishments regularly uncover problems that have been hidden for years. Once ceiling tiles, wall linings or service boxing come down, you can suddenly find old penetrations, damaged seals, unsuitable foam or services passing through compartments without proper protection.
The refurbishment itself can create more openings for electrics, plumbing, ventilation and data. If another trade is waiting for the fire stopping before they can close a ceiling or wall, tell us the deadline.
Intumescent paint contractors in Salford
We also provide intumescent paint and structural steel fire protection across Salford.
The coating thickness depends on the steel sections, section factors, required fire resistance and the tested coating system. For a quotation, send structural drawings, the steel schedule, section sizes, required fire resistance, photographs and programme dates.
We provide airless spray application and other suitable application methods where appropriate to the specification.
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Commercial fire stopping around Salford Quays & MediaCity
Buildings around Salford Quays and MediaCity can contain substantial electrical, communications and mechanical infrastructure. One new service route may pass through several fire compartments before reaching its destination.
A fibre or electrical route could start in a basement service area, pass through risers and continue onto upper floors. Every penetration through a fire-resisting wall or floor needs considering. Marked-up drawings and photographs of the route are particularly useful for this type of project.
Fire stopping across the City of Salford
Salford Quays & MediaCity
Apartment blocks, offices, commercial property, leisure and mixed-use developments.
Ordsall & Eccles
Residential developments, commercial premises, retail and refurbishment work.
Pendleton & Swinton
Residential blocks, schools, healthcare and commercial buildings.
Walkden & Worsley
Commercial premises, care settings, residential developments and refurbishment work.
Need fire stopping in Salford?
Contact us if you are dealing with a compartmentation survey that needs remedials, new electrical or pipe penetrations, damaged cavity barriers, defects in risers or ceiling voids, fire stopping holding up other trades, structural steel needing intumescent protection, or refurbishment work approaching handover.
Survey or no survey is fine.
postcode + photographs + survey/drawings if available + quantities + deadline
Fire Stopping Salford FAQs
Can you carry out work from a fire compartmentation survey?
Yes. Send the complete survey or defect schedule and we can review the defects and the information available for pricing.
Do you cover Salford Quays and MediaCity?
Yes. We cover Salford Quays, MediaCity and the wider City of Salford including Ordsall, Eccles, Swinton, Pendleton, Walkden and Worsley.
Can you work in an occupied apartment block?
Yes. Access and phasing can be planned around residents, communal areas and building management.
Can you fire stop new electrical and data services?
Yes. New cables and cable trays passing through fire-rated walls or floors need the compartment reinstating with an appropriate tested system.
Can you quote from photographs?
Often, yes. Clear photographs, dimensions and drawings can be enough for an initial assessment. Larger or less clear projects may still need a site visit.
Do you install cavity barriers?
Yes. We install cavity barrier systems where required by the building construction and specification.
Do you provide intumescent paint in Salford?
Yes. We provide intumescent coatings and structural steel fire protection across Salford and Greater Manchester.