Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Ashford, Hampshire
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Ashford and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Fire stopping for Ashford sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Ashford
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. To price a package, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. If you are dealing with non-fire-rated filler around services and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, we can help, on cable penetrations, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors alike. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Ashford it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Rural conversions around Ashford can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Place
- Ashford (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire stopping around Ashford: how the place shapes the job
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of 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.
Holiday works at schools like Fordingbridge Junior School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. Hospital estates such as Fordingbridge Hospital, 0.6 miles to the east of Ashford, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Ashford is in Hampshire. Looking for fire stopping in Ashford? We can help. Ashford is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire. There’s a separate page for Southampton, about 18 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in SP6 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. For a building on Station Road, Rookwood Gardens and Ashford Close or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Ashford are covered too, including Sandleheath (1 mile west), Alderholt (2 miles south-west), Damerham (2 miles north-west), Rockbourne (3 miles north-west) and Broxhill (3 miles west). Nearby towns on our patch include Totton (13 miles east), Romsey (15 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Ashley (14 miles south-east).
Near you in Ashford
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Burgate School and Sixth Form and The Ship Inn, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Godshill Castle Hill (2.1 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Museum (0.7 miles east). Not far away are Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Different surfaces, different methods
Cables and cable bundles
Single cables and small bundles are often within a fire-rated sealant’s tested detail. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter.
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. Each gap is measured where it is widest against the detail’s limits, and any that don’t are flagged.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Ashford
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Ashford. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Cost factors for service penetrations
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Any access equipment needed
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What we need to price the job
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The type of building and who uses it
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- When you need the work done
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call 01277 525 020 or email us.
Nearby places to Ashford
Other services in Ashford
Common problems we fix in Ashford
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Office fit-outs on sites such as Fordingbridge Business Park, under half a mile to the south-west of Ashford, add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it.
What to look for in a quote
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Their public liability cover
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
FAQs: Ashford
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Ashford?
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.
Is Ashford off your patch?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
What hours do you work?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
How many days will you need on site?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work normally takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we’ll price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
What sealant work can’t fix
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If you are not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
On site: what to expect
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll 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. Smaller jobs around Ashford can be grouped with others nearby. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and ask about anything unclear.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
What we need from you
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Quotes
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with what you know.