Fire stopping in Bailey's Hard
Planning work on a service penetration in Bailey's Hard? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Need fire stopping in Bailey's Hard?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
During planned inspections, look at seals in risers, cupboards and voids. Look for cracks, unsealed new cables and gaps that have been enlarged and get them dealt with.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small.
About our fire stopping in Bailey's Hard
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. The designer, fire engineer or building control decides which fire stopping is required; sign-off sits with them too. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on buildings around Bailey's Hard. We work on pipe penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Bailey's Hard it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Rural conversions around Bailey's Hard 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.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- Bailey's Hard (SO42)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Why deal with it now?
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: smoke, noise and draughts pass through them every day. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first, and the other benefits follow. Older rural buildings around Bailey's Hard move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What you get with us
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- One contact handling all your sites
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Towns and villages near Bailey's Hard
More services for Bailey's Hard
Compartments and services around Bailey's Hard
There are several hotels within about 2 miles of Bailey's Hard. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Older community buildings such as Church of the Blessed Virgin and Child that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. Where a unit on an estate such as Hardley Industrial Estate, which lies north-east of Bailey's Hard, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail.
Bailey's Hard is about 4 miles south-west of Hythe, in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Bailey's Hard. Bailey's Hard is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list. Our Southampton page has more on work in that area.
Business premises anywhere in SO42 are within our area. We also cover The Hummicks (1 mile north-east), Beaulieu (1 mile north-west), East Boldre (1 mile west), Furzey Lodge (2 miles west) and Dibden Purlieu (3 miles north) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Gosport (13 miles east), Eastleigh (12 miles north), Fareham (11 miles east), Totton (8 miles north), Chandler's Ford (12 miles north) and Hedge End (9 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Bailey's Hard
We work on buildings around The Montagu Arms and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Beaulieu Road station, roughly 4.2 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (1.1 miles north-west) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (5.4 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Boldre Foreshore.
Questions about Bailey's Hard
Can you work on a hospital site such as Lymington New Forest Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Is Bailey's Hard too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Bailey's Hard is within our area. London and every South East county are within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. Our credentials are CHAS accreditation, Constructionline membership and CSCS-carded applicators, and we are fully insured. If your contract requires third-party installer certification, we’re not the right fit for that package.
Will you write the fire-stopping specification?
No. Deciding what is needed sits with the designer, fire engineer and building control. Our role is installing what they specify, to the product’s tested detail.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes, for 12 months. If our installation fails in that time, we return and fix it.
What does an EI 60 rating 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. EI 60 means integrity and insulation for 60 minutes in the tested arrangement; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.
From enquiry to sign-off
Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, ready for your sign-off. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For work around Bailey's Hard, we aim to finish in one visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
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 the details over with what you know.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Bailey's Hard
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 can leave the hole behind. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Hotels like Montagu Arms Hotel (0.7 miles north-west of Bailey's Hard) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Comparing quotes
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- What site paperwork they can supply
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
How the job changes by surface
Masonry and concrete
Block walls and concrete floors are common substrates for penetration seals. Dust and debris are cleared from the opening.
Metal pipes
Sealant details often cover copper and steel pipework. Pipe diameter, annular gap, sealant depth and any pipe insulation all have to match the detail and we confirm each before sealing.
What sets the cost
Before we quote, we look at:
- How much there is to seal
- Any access equipment needed
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Location, for remote and island sites
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Any dates the work must fit around
- What the building is and how it’s used
- The product your specification calls for
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.