Fire Stopping in Bradley
Planning work on a service penetration in Bradley? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Fire stopping in Bradley
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How a job runs
Where the site stays busy, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each section is protected, cleaned back and sealed before the next one starts. For work around Bradley, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Send your site hours and access windows
Get a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
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Fire stopping in Bradley, done properly
It helps to set out our role at the start. 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 Bradley. Most enquiries involve unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and old intumescent sealant that has split away, across pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and service gaps in risers. Searching for sealant specialists in Bradley? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
Smaller places such as Bradley still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. Any service penetration through those walls should be closed with the specified product, set out as its test evidence shows.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- Bradley (SO24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Should maintenance staff do it?
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Bradley
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites around Bradley. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
What happens if it’s left?
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 normally a modest job when the openings are accessible. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Older rural buildings around Bradley 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.
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why us?
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
Fire stopping in Bradley: the local picture
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. From 2 September 2029, BS 476 references are being taken out of Approved Document B, leaving BS EN 13501-2 classification as the route, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. Bradley lies roughly 49 miles out from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
Where a unit on an estate such as Barton Industrial Estate (2.2 miles south of Bradley), has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Alton Community Hospital, 4.8 miles to the south-east of Bradley, all have compartment walls crossed by services. 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.
Bradley is about 5 miles west of Alton, in Hampshire. We cover Bradley and the rest of Hampshire, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, from busy centres to rural villages. We also cover Reading, some 20 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout SO24. Close to Bradley, our area also takes in Burkham (1 mile north-east), Bentworth (2 miles south-east), Holt End (2 miles south-east), New Copse (2 miles south-east) and Bagmore (3 miles north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Basingstoke (7 miles north), Winchester (12 miles south-west), Fleet (13 miles north-east), Aldershot (15 miles east), Alton (5 miles east) and Petersfield (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Bradley
Well-known places in the area include Barton Castle (2.3 miles south-west) and Alton Community Hospital (4.8 miles south-east). Not far away are King's Hill.
What sets the cost
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Phasing around occupants
- 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.
Before you send an enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- The site address and postcode
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Your programme or deadline
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Questions we’re asked in Bradley
Is Bradley too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Bradley is within our area. We work across Greater London and the South East. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Will you take on work at estates like Barton Industrial Estate, close to Bradley?
Yes. We cover Bradley and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Barton Industrial Estate. To start, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
What changes on 2 September 2029?
For buildings in England, Approved Document B removes BS 476 references from 2 September 2029. Products are then judged on BS EN 13501-2 classifications, subject to transitional arrangements. In Scotland, the Technical Handbook sets its own guidance, with clause 2.1.14 covering service penetrations.
How many days will you need on site?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit usually takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. For bigger or phased jobs, we’ll set out a timescale with the quote.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
Are you members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme?
No, and we’d rather be clear about that. Some clients require third-party installer schemes even though the law doesn’t. If it doesn’t require one, we can install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Is any job too small?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.