Fire stopping in Aldershot
Need fire stopping in Aldershot? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping across Aldershot
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Cost factors for service penetrations
The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:
- Working within restricted access windows
- How much there is to seal
- How much existing material needs removing
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What we need to price the job
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- The postcode of the building
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Fire stopping in Aldershot, done properly
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. The enquiries we see most involve head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit, across pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Whoever orders the work in Aldershot, the brief is typically the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
In a town such as Aldershot, fire-rated sealing is often needed in schools, surgeries, care homes, offices and flats above shops. Whenever new services go through those walls, the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Place
- Aldershot (GU11, GU12)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Also in Aldershot
On site: what to expect
At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. Parking and loading for town-centre jobs in Aldershot are worth mentioning when you send details. On estates and business parks it’s usually simpler.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Get a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
Advice
How the job changes by surface
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. Their tested detail, under BS EN 1366-4, sets the width, depth, backing and movement allowed and the installation has to fit inside those limits.
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do and we’ll tell you what the detail says instead.
When to call us in Aldershot
Head-of-wall joints and wall-to-wall junctions are frequent weak points. Movement in the frame or slab can open the joint, and the wrong product can split as a result. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
Things that usually lead to an enquiry:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Hotels like The Queen Hotel (under half a mile north-west of Aldershot) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Comparing quotes
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
When it isn’t the sealant
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Your questions answered
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Aldershot?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Will you take on work at estates like Westgate Shopping Centre, close to Aldershot?
Yes. We cover Aldershot and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Westgate Shopping Centre. To start, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
How do I request a quote?
There are four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step only needs photos and a postcode.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
That depends on the product specified. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so we’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Fire stopping around Aldershot: how the place shapes the job
The area within 2 miles of Aldershot holds several hotels. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
Colleges such as Aldershot College (to the east of Aldershot) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product. Shop fits on retail sites such as Westgate Shopping Centre (less than half a mile north-west of Aldershot) can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, to be sealed with the specified product.
Aldershot is about 8 miles west of Guildford, in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Aldershot. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, including Aldershot. There’s a separate page for Reading, roughly 17 miles from Aldershot.
Commercial sites across GU11 and GU12 are covered for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Station Road, East Station Road and High Street and the roads nearby. With the A323 and A325 nearby, Aldershot is easy to get to with materials and equipment. Sites close to Aldershot are covered too, including Weybourne (1 mile south-west), Badshot Lea (1 mile south), Heath End (1 mile south-west), Tongham (1 mile south-east) and Hale (2 miles south-west). A short drive away, we cover Basingstoke (15 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles north), Fleet (4 miles north-west), Alton (11 miles south-west), Yateley (7 miles north-west) and Bordon (10 miles south-west).
Around Aldershot
Recent enquiries here include premises near All Hallows Catholic School, Prince Consort's Library and Princes Gardens. There’s a railway station in Aldershot itself: Aldershot station. Nearby you will also find Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (1.6 miles north) and Farnham Castle (2.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Claycart Hill and Rowhill Nature Reserve.