Braishfield fire stopping
Looking for fire stopping in Braishfield? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping for businesses in Braishfield
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Inspect, seal, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. For a building around Braishfield, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we will confirm the plan with the quote.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Quotes
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Advice
Fire stopping in Braishfield, done properly
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4, with results classified under 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. Site teams most often ask us about snag lists that include open service penetrations and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, cable penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. For commercial sealant work in Braishfield, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Smaller places such as Braishfield 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.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Where
- Braishfield (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions we’re asked in Braishfield
Will you work in a care home in Braishfield without moving residents out?
Yes, with the manager deciding the order and timing of rooms. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
Is a smaller place like Braishfield outside your area?
Not at all. Braishfield is within our area. We work across Greater London and the South East. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Does weather matter for sealant 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.
Are you members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme?
No. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and our applicators are CSCS-carded. If your contract requires third-party installer certification, we are not the right fit for that package.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact.
Is any job too small?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Compartments and services around Braishfield
The 2 miles around Braishfield include three care or nursing homes. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. 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.
Industrial units on estates such as Yokesford Hill Industrial Estate (to the south-west of Braishfield) often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. On a hospital site such as Romsey Hospital, 2.2 miles south of Braishfield, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Braishfield is about 2 miles north of Romsey, in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Braishfield. Braishfield is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list. Sites around Southampton have their own page, about 8 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the SO51 postcode area, whatever the building. If your site is on Braishfield Road, Common Hill Road and Newport Lane or close by, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Braishfield are covered too, including Belbins (1 mile south-west), Lower Slackstead (1 mile east), Abbotswood (1 mile south-west), Crampmoor (1 mile south) and Gosport (2 miles south-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Winchester (7 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles south-east), Andover (13 miles north), Totton (7 miles south), Chandler's Ford (4 miles south-east) and Hedge End (10 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Braishfield
We work on buildings around The Romsey School and The Wheatsheaf pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Braishfield is Romsey station, about 2.4 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include King Johns House (2.7 miles south-west) and Romsey Community Hospital (2.2 miles south). The countryside around Braishfield includes Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.
Different surfaces, different methods
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do and we will tell you what the detail says instead.
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. The gap is measured at the widest point so we know it sits within the tested range, and any that don’t are flagged.
What happens if it’s left?
An improvised seal can look finished while offering no tested performance. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, so it makes sense to get it right first time. Around Braishfield, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Send photos of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
Why clients in Braishfield choose us
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Constructionline member
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- CSCS-carded applicators
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
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Should maintenance staff do it?
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
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.
Quoting for work in Braishfield
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Access and working height
A quote for service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
What to include in your enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
To get a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
What we are called out for in Braishfield
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Penetration schedules that need working through
For a school such as Braishfield Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
What to look for in a quote
- Their public liability cover
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards