Fire stopping in Anmore
Fire stopping in Anmore, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping for Anmore sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Maintenance after handover
For the best life from the joints:
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail using the same product.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate, and it helps at inspections.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Anmore
Where pipes, cables and other services cross a compartment wall or floor, the opening around them has to be closed so fire and smoke can’t move between compartments. Our part is installing fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those openings and along linear gaps, where the specification calls for it. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal, not a rule of thumb. Site teams most often ask us about fire sealant pulled out of the opening and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and cable penetrations. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Anmore, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around smaller places like Anmore, penetration seals come up in schools, halls, pubs with rooms, care homes and farm buildings used as offices. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Where
- Anmore (PO7)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Why act early in Anmore
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first. For buildings around smaller places like Anmore, water damage can go unnoticed for longer, especially where a building isn’t used daily, which gives a failed joint time to do damage. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- CHAS accredited
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Specification-led, product-correct work
Read our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
When it isn’t the sealant
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. For a building around Anmore, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Get a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
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For managing agents and facilities managers
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Anmore. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Questions we’re asked in Anmore
Does your area include sites such as Parklands Business Park, near Anmore?
Yes, sites like Parklands Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Anmore. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Anmore?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B drops its BS 476 references in favour of BS EN 13501-2 classification, with transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, as long as we plan it. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.
Which sealant will you use?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Can you fit around our working hours?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Signs you need fire stopping in Anmore
Mixing products or improvising a detail breaks the link with the test evidence. Gaps beyond the tested size, shallow sealant, no backing where it was needed, or products from different systems mixed together are the usual culprits.
Look out for the following:
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Office fit-outs on sites such as Parklands Business Park, 0.9 miles south-west of Anmore, add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it.
Comparing quotes
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- What site paperwork they can supply
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
Fire stopping around Anmore: points for this area
Anmore lies roughly 58 miles out from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product. Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. 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.
For a hospital such as Queen Alexandra Hospital, 3.6 miles south of Anmore, penetration sealing is normally phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. Schools such as Denmead Infant School often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards.
Anmore is about 1 mile north-west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. Our applicators travel to Anmore for work on service penetrations. Anmore is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list. Portsmouth is covered too, around 7 miles from Anmore.
We cover the PO7 postcode districts for service penetrations. Among the streets we cover are Anmore Road and Soake Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Nearby places we also cover include Wecock Farm (1 mile east), Denmead (1 mile west), Lovedean (1 mile north-east), Horndean (2 miles east) and Anthill Common (2 miles west). Bigger towns within reach include Gosport (8 miles south-west), Havant (4 miles south-east), Eastleigh (14 miles west), Fareham (7 miles south-west), Hedge End (11 miles west) and Petersfield (9 miles north-east).
What’s near Anmore
In Anmore, that means premises near The Cowplain School and The Mead End pub. The closest station to Anmore is Bedhampton station, roughly 4 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Queen Alexandra Hospital (3.6 miles south) and Clanfield Earthwork (4.3 miles north-east). The countryside around Anmore includes St Clair's Meadow and Windmill Hill.