Fire Stopping in Bodicote
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Bodicote, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Fire stopping across Bodicote
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Bodicote, done properly
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. Most enquiries involve hidden openings found during inspections and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, across pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and service gaps in risers. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Bodicote? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Converted and extended buildings around places like Bodicote can mix old and new construction, so the wall or floor a service passes through isn’t always what the drawings assume. The right product depends on the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Where
- Bodicote (OX15)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
After the work
After handover, these steps help:
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there instead of being left for someone else.
What happens if it’s left?
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down and each detail can be checked as we go. Over time, UV, weather and movement wear any sealant out. Renewing it in good time keeps the building weathertight.
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- One contact handling all your sites
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Bodicote: questions and answers
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Bodicote?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Bodicote, such as Tramway Industrial Estate?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Bodicote, Tramway Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
How do I request a quote?
There are four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators, as many construction sites ask for.
Which sealant will you use?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
How long before the joints can be used?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
Also in Bodicote
Our process
We follow your site rules from the start: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we’re cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. If neighbouring businesses or buildings around Bodicote need work too, visits can be combined. Mention the building’s opening times and we will work within them.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Getting a fixed quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with what you know.
Related advice
For managing agents and facilities managers
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Bodicote. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Where services cross fire walls in Bodicote
Central London is about 64 miles from Bodicote. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls. Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. The national BS 476 classes are due to drop out of it from 2 September 2029, leaving the European BS EN 13501-2 route, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Colleges such as Oxford and Cherwell Valley College, 1.7 miles north-west of Bodicote, add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like The Horton General Hospital, 1.2 miles to the north-west of Bodicote, all have compartment walls crossed by services. For a unit at a site such as Tramway Industrial Estate (1.4 miles north of Bodicote), new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall.
Bodicote is about 2 miles south-east of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Commercial clients in Bodicote can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Oxfordshire. We work across 423 places in Oxfordshire, from busy centres to rural villages. For work in that direction, see our Oxford page (20 miles or so).
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout OX15, whatever the building. For a building on High Street, Dunnock Road and Oxford Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Close to Bodicote, our area also takes in Grimsbury (2 miles north), Banbury (2 miles north-west) and Milton (2 miles south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Bicester (12 miles south-east), Kidlington (15 miles south), Bure Park (11 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (13 miles south) and Bloxham (3 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Bodicote
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to English Language Training, Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sports College and People's Park, among other places. Bodicote’s nearest station is Banbury station, about 1.5 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Bloxham Village Museum (2.7 miles south-west) and Horton General Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Farthinghoe Nature Reserve and Crouch Hill.
When it isn’t the sealant
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
If you’re not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- 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
Doing it in-house
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.