South East England and London
Fire Stopping in Wokingham
Fire stopping in all 42 towns and villages of Wokingham, with every joint properly prepared, with a fixed quote before we start and a 12-month guarantee.
Fire Stopping in Wokingham
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Fire stopping in every part of Wokingham
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and send details for a fixed quote.
Main towns
What else we do in Wokingham
- Commercial sealant contractors
- Industrial and floor joint sealing
- Expansion and movement joint sealing
- Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents
- Coloured and colour-matched sealant
- Construction and new-build mastic
- Commercial washroom and wet-area sealing
- Facade and window perimeter sealing
Postcode areas we cover
Fire stopping in Wokingham: how it works
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and what we are called in for most is open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and old intumescent sealant that has split away.
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
How we quote
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Why clients in Wokingham choose us
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
Quotes
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Local landmarks in Wokingham
Around Wokingham, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Church of St Paul, Walter Infant School and The Holt School. You’ll also find St Crispin's School (1.2 miles east) and The Station Tap (under half a mile east). Wokingham has its own railway station: Wokingham station. Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (1.9 miles north-west) and Wokingham Hospital (less than half a mile east). Open spaces near Wokingham include Heath Lake and Sonning Hill.
Fire stopping across Wokingham: the area picture
For buildings across Wokingham, fire-stopping design and sign-off belong to the designer, fire engineer or building control. Our part is installing the specified product correctly, matched to the wall or floor and the services passing through.
Around the motorway corridors of the South East, business parks and industrial estates are common, and we cover Wokingham along with the rest of the region.
Wokingham: Hotels such as Cantley House Hotel (0.8 miles north-east of Wokingham) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified. Industrial units on estates such as Station Industrial Estate (to the east of Wokingham) often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal.
Why act early?
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.
Comparing quotes
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Their public liability cover
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
Honest limits
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
How the job changes by surface
Masonry and concrete
Block walls and concrete floors are common substrates for penetration seals. Dust and loose debris are cleared out of the opening.
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers, and we work within it.
After the work
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, so check the product data first.
Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. The designer can then choose details that suit the services planned, and installation follows the programme.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Questions we are asked in Wokingham
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested and the installation has to match the test.
Are you members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme?
No, and we’d rather be clear about that. Some clients require third-party installer schemes even though the law doesn’t, so check your contract first. Where it isn’t required, we install the specified sealant to the maker’s details.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Can you seal any opening with fire-rated sealant?
No. Sealant is the right product only where the tested detail says so. Collars, wraps, batts and boards exist for openings sealant doesn’t cover.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Our work covers Greater London, the South East and every Scottish council area. Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects service penetrations to be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance, with proprietary products tested for the end use.
Is Wokingham in your area?
Yes. Sites across Wokingham are covered.
Do you certify or sign off fire stopping?
No. Approval sits with the designer, principal designer or building control. We’ll confirm the products and details used, and you can tell us what other records you need at quote stage.