Fire stopping and compartmentation · South East

Fire stopping and compartmentation in Maidstone

We survey and repair fire compartmentation in social housing blocks in Maidstone, with every penetration logged and photographed.

Fire stopping and compartmentation works in Maidstone are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Most social homes in Maidstone belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Maidstone at a glance

Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Region: South East
County: Kent
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 173,132 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.10 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Maidstone?

Most social homes in Maidstone are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Maidstone Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Maidstone?

Compartmentation surveys of risers, ceiling voids and roof spaces
Sealing service penetrations with tested systems
Cavity barriers and fire-rated batt systems
Fire-rated boarding and ceiling repairs
Penetration logs with photographs and product references

Fire stopping and compartmentation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Each penetration is numbered, photographed before and after, and logged with the product used, so your building safety case has evidence rather than assurances.

Which rules apply in Maidstone?

Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about fire stopping and compartmentation works

What do fire stopping and compartmentation works cost in Maidstone?

We price fire stopping and compartmentation works in Maidstone after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the number and type of penetrations, access to risers and voids, and building height vary from block to block. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.

Questions about fire stopping and compartmentation works in Maidstone

Does Maidstone Borough Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Maidstone?

Yes. We take on fire stopping and compartmentation works across the South East, including Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells, Swale and Ashford, and in every other UK nation.

Can you take on fire stopping and compartmentation works in Maidstone as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Maidstone can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire stopping and compartmentation works, working under their systems and their client's specification.