Fire Stopping in Bighton
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Bighton. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Fire stopping in Bighton
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Common questions from Bighton clients
Can you work at a site such as Barton Industrial Estate, by Bighton?
Yes, sites like Barton Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Bighton. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Bighton?
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.
How many days will you need on site?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we are given. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
How do I request a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. Include photos or drawings if you have them.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, as many construction sites ask for.
Fire stopping in Bighton
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4 and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. We work on cable penetrations, service gaps in risers and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the failures we are asked to look at most are fire stopping installed outside its tested range and fire sealant pulled out of the opening. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Bighton tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
A job near Bighton is typically planned around one visit, with the specification and photos sent in advance. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Bighton (SO24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Other services in Bighton
Maintenance after handover
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t, so check the product data first.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. Then the seal goes in while the area is open, not months later.
From enquiry to sign-off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. 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. If others near Bighton need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- 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.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Ask for a quote
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
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What we are called out for in Bighton
Damage plays a part too. Maintenance work can knock a seal, cut it back for an extra cable or remove it with an old pipe and the opening isn’t always resealed.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Where a unit on an estate such as Barton Industrial Estate (2.5 miles north-east of Bighton), has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail.
Questions to ask before you book
- How joint depth will be controlled
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Their public liability cover
What the job involves on each surface
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.
Risers and ceiling voids
Service risers and the voids above ceilings are where openings collect. Access is often tight, so we agree it with you in advance, including keys, permits and any isolations.
Compartment walls and floors in Bighton
Bighton has several hotels close by, all within 2 miles. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are typically fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail.
For a school such as Perins School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works. Older community buildings such as Church of All Saints that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Bighton is about 7 miles south-west of Alton, in Hampshire. We cover Bighton and the rest of Hampshire, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Bighton is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list for service penetrations. Southampton is covered too, around 17 miles from Bighton.
Postcode districts covered here: SO24 for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Bighton, we cover Old Alresford (1 mile west), Upper Wield (3 miles north-east), Northington (3 miles north-west), Totford (3 miles north-west) and Brown Candover (4 miles north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Basingstoke (11 miles north), Winchester (9 miles west), Eastleigh (13 miles south-west), Horndean (15 miles south), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-west) and Alton (7 miles north-east).
Near you in Bighton
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Three Horseshoes Public House. Nearby you will also find Barton Castle (2.4 miles north). For a walk, there’s Red Hill.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Some joints are best left to specialists: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Why deal with it now?
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. Putting it right is usually a modest job when the openings are accessible. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Around Bighton, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once. Photos of every joint help us quote for the whole job.
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote.
Why clients in Bighton choose us
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- CHAS accredited
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.