Fire stopping in Bassett Green
Work needed on a service penetration in Bassett Green? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Fire stopping across Bassett Green
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Bassett Green
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow. Most enquiries involve non-fire-rated filler around services and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal, on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations. Whoever orders the work in Bassett Green, the brief is normally the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Fire-rated sealing in a place like Bassett Green is usually a single building at a time. With the specification and photos of the gaps, we can give a fixed quote and bring the right products.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Place
- Bassett Green (SO16, SO17, SO18)
- Region
- Southampton
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Leave a penetration open and smoke and fire can cross into the next compartment far earlier than intended. Putting it right is usually a modest job when the openings are accessible. Left until ceilings are closed or a tenant moves in, the same work costs more access and more disruption. A failed joint lets water into a building whatever its size. Early resealing avoids the damage that follows a leak.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
What you get with us
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- CHAS accredited
See our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
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How a job runs
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we are in, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For a job in Bassett Green, the main thing is a clear picture of the work. A fixed quote follows.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Quotes
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to discuss it first.
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What affects the price in Bassett Green
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- Any access equipment needed
- The product specified
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Whether the work must be split into stages
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The postcode of the building
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
Common problems we fix in Bassett Green
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access usually bring them to light.
Look out for the following:
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
On estates like Belgrave Industrial Estate, 0.6 miles to the south-east of Bassett Green, the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal.
Comparing quotes
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Their public liability cover
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
What we can’t put right
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We will tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Different surfaces, different methods
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
Cables and cable bundles
Single cables and small bundles are often within a fire-rated sealant’s tested detail. The detail limits bundle size and the gaps between and around cables, so we check before sealing.
Compartment walls and floors in Bassett Green
A 2-mile radius around Bassett Green takes in several hotels. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are typically fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Southampton (1 mile south-west of Bassett Green) see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. Colleges such as Richard Taunton Sixth Form College (1.5 miles south-west of Bassett Green) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
Bassett Green is about 2 miles north of Southampton, in Southampton. We send applicators to Bassett Green for service penetrations. 30 places across Southampton fall within our area, including Bassett Green.
Postcode districts covered here: SO16, SO17 and SO18 for service penetrations. If your site is on High Road, Lilac Road and Daisy Road or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. You will find Bassett Green on or near the M27, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Close to Bassett Green, our area also takes in Swaythling (1 mile east), Portswood (1 mile south), Mansbridge (1 mile east), St Denys (1 mile south) and North Stoneham (1 mile north). Nearby towns on our patch include Regents Park (3 miles south-west), Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Harefield (3 miles south-east), Itchen (3 miles south), Sholing (3 miles south-east) and Maybush (3 miles west).
Landmarks near Bassett Green
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Riverside Park, The Brook pub and Cantell School and the streets around them. The closest station to Bassett Green is Swaythling station, roughly 0.6 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Royal South Hants Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (2.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Flexford Nature Reserve.
FAQs: Bassett Green
Does your area include sites such as Belgrave Industrial Estate, near Bassett Green?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Bassett Green, Belgrave Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Bassett Green after a refit?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
How many days will you need on site?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
What do you charge?
That depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a quote.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Will you quote for a small job?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
What hours do you work?
Mention the site’s hours and access windows in your enquiry, and we will schedule the work to suit. You can reach the office between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.