Intumescent Coatings London
Intumescent paints are categorised as reactive paints, reacting accordingly when exposed to high temperatures. Our professional intumescent painting service offers important passive fire protection on a range of combustible building materials. Our Central London-based Intumescent Painting Specialists apply high quality intumescent paints to deliver a durable finish to meet your fire protection paint requirements.
Established Since 1997
Professional Intumescent Painting Services
Intumescent paint offers passive fire protection. When exposed to high heat, it expands into a thick, insulating char, delaying structural steel failure and providing valuable time for safe evacuation during a fire.
How Intumescent Paint Works
When exposed to high temperatures, intumescent coatings swells in a controlled manor producing carbonaceous char to help protect the painted structure. The coating swells to many times its original thickness to insulate the coated area for the specified time period, giving an extended evacuation period as well as extending the longevity of the structure before irreversible damage occurs.
Intercity Contractors use a range of intumescent paints with differing fire protection ratings to suit your specific building regulations and architectural specifications. We are an established intumescent specialist in London. We also offer the correct level of top coat to provide a decorative finish to the exposed structure without hindering the performance of the intumescent beneath.
Like water, fire can penetrate the smallest of gaps, so it is essential to ensure complete protection. Our fully trained team will discuss all of the potential hazards with you in order to deliver the highest levels of fire protection possible, providing you with valuable peace of mind.
What is Intumescent Painting?
Intumescent is the leading substance for fire protection within the construction industry. It is a core component of passive fire protection. Intumescent is a substance that swells as a result of heat exposure, protecting the surface beneath. London and UK Building Regulations require intumescent for its fire resistance and fire retardation properties.
Intumescent painting is a fire retardant coating commonly used on structural steels in office buildings and other commercial properties in London. By coating structural steel beams in intumescent paint, you extend the longevity of the structural integrity in the event of a fire.
Intercity is dedicated to using the latest and most innovative fire protection coatings for your property, providing potentially life-saving solutions. Our fire protection coatings can be applied to steel structures, timber surfaces, service penetrations and construction movement joints. Degrees of fire protection offered include 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes.
Our team at Intercity have been successfully applying intumescent coatings and materials in London and nationwide for decades. It is integral that this job is carried out by an experienced and knowledgeable firm like Intercity Contractors.
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Why is Intumescent Paint Needed?
In the unfortunate event of a fire, structural steels can have their load-bearing capability impaired thus affecting the structural integrity of the building. If weakened, the structure could quickly collapse and possibly prevent evacuation and impede fire-fighting services.
When it comes to fire protection, there really is no compromise. Intercity Contractors can help you to limit the spread of fires, minimise business losses and, above all, save lives through the precise application of technologically advanced fire protection coatings.
Intumescent serves its purpose as a potentially life saving material. New constructions and exposed structures are required to have suitable passive fire protection by UK building regulations.
Protective & Decorative Finishes
Intercity Contractors can apply specialist top coats that ensure the performance of the intumescent paint isn’t hindered in any way. Our extensive library of specialist paints enables us to match a top coat to almost any colour you desire.
This is perfect for exposed steel supports or timber beams, adding the finishing decorative touches to functional and integral intumescent coatings.
This also protects the intumescent paint from the environment. A protective top coat is crucial for steels, both internal and external, in a high moisture environment.
A commercial staple, Intumescent Coatings are now moving into the domestic sector with the likes of house extensions and property renovation. We can provide intumescent services to comply with UK Building Regulations and fire safety as well as providing an decorative top coat to maintain the aesthetic finish of your home.
Areas We Serve
Intercity Contractors offers a city-wide service, operating out of Central London. We also serve the Greater London area and neighbouring counties.
We provide an Intumescent Coatings & Passive Fire Protection service to the areas of Hertfordshire, Surrey, Essex, Berkshire and Kent. We have been serving the likes of Reading, Watford, Chelmsford, Luton, Dartford and Maidstone for over 20 years.
As well as further areas such as Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hampshire, East Sussex and West Sussex.
Accuracy & Precision
Our team use specialist technology to guarantee the correct application of Intumescent Coatings and Passive Fire Protection. This requires crucial calculations and flawless product application to guarantee the performance of the intumescent.
We boast a large range of painting equipment to provide a wide range of intumescent application. Our London team are fully trained in the correct application of intumescent, ensuring correct level of coating for the product in question to perform to its fullest in the unfortunate event of a fire.
This is not a job for handymen, painters & decorators or even regular paint sprayers. This is a specialist task that has to be done right. Our team have over 25 years experience in the application of intumescent products in London.
The Products We Use
Intercity Contractors only use the best products available. When it comes to safety, there simply cannot be any compromise. We can work to the customer’s specific requirements but will always recommend our own tried, tested and trusted suppliers.
The products we use have been exhaustively tested both in the manufacturer’s own laboratories and also to national and international standards in independent test houses across the globe, offering the ability to match several requirements.
All of the intumescent steel coatings we use have been formulated with unique patent traceability technology, offering a guaranteed source of quality and right specification to architects and main contractors at all stages of construction.
Why Choose Us?
Established in 1997, Intercity is a family ran business with an emphasis on quality and customer service. We have built a reputation as one of the leading Shot Blasting & Industrial Painting contractors in the country. We have over 25 years experience in the correct application of Intumescent Coatings and Passive Fire Protection in London.
Our London portfolio of works include major constructions, renovations, both commercial and domestic properties, high-end workshops and luxury retail units. We have worked with London borough councils, construction firms and restoration specialists to name a few.
Each and every one of our projects will be assessed individually, tailoring our professional methods to suit the specific requirements. As a coatings specialist company, we are confident that our experience, understanding and technical capability cannot be matched.
Our Commitment to
Service Excellence Since 1997
We specialise in providing protective coatings for a multitude of surface types. Our service covers projects across the Midlands as well as London. As well as protective coatings we also specialise in shot blasting, pressure cleaning, industrial painting, warehouse painting and much more. For more information please feel free to contact us.
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Contact our Sales Team today via the contact form or call us on 0800 3892331 discuss your requirements and get a quotation.
