Fire Stopping in Brockenhurst
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Brockenhurst and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping across Brockenhurst
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What the job involves on each surface
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter.
Risers and ceiling voids
Voids hide a lot of unsealed openings. We follow your schedule area by area, and note anything we find that isn’t on it.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Brockenhurst
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. 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. If you have unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, we can help. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Brockenhurst is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Buildings in a smaller place such as Brockenhurst that need fire-rated sealing are typically schools, care homes, surgeries, small offices and flats over shops. Around those penetrations, fire-rated sealant is installed if specified, with depth, backing and gap all as tested.
We stand by our work: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application.
- Place
- Brockenhurst (SO42)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Towns and villages near Brockenhurst
Other services in Brockenhurst
Should maintenance staff do it?
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Common questions from Brockenhurst clients
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Lymington New Forest Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Brockenhurst?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. Work is done room by room so the hotel keeps trading; design and sign-off stay with the designer and building control.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and any queries are raised before we start.
Do you take on small jobs?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months on every job.
Service penetrations in Brockenhurst buildings
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. There are plenty of hotels within about 2 miles of Brockenhurst. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close.
Colleges such as Brockenhurst College (0.5 miles east of Brockenhurst) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product. Holiday works at schools like Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return.
Brockenhurst is about 5 miles north of Lymington, in Hampshire. Brockenhurst sits inside our coverage, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, including Brockenhurst. There’s a separate page for Southampton, about 11 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in SO42 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Fibbards Road, The Rise and Brookley Road and the roads nearby. We also cover South Weirs (1 mile south-west), Setley (1 mile south), Balmerlawn (1 mile north-east), Lyndhurst (4 miles north) and Emery Down (4 miles north) for service penetrations. Further afield, our area takes in Eastleigh (14 miles north-east), Totton (8 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (14 miles north-east), Hedge End (14 miles north-east), Lymington (5 miles south) and Romsey (13 miles north).
Local landmarks in Brockenhurst
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Morant Arms. Brockenhurst has its own railway station: Brockenhurst station. Other landmarks nearby include Lymington New Forest Hospital (3.8 miles south).
What we’re called out for in Brockenhurst
When a seal departs from its tested detail, the evidence no longer covers it. Gaps beyond the tested size, shallow sealant, no backing where it was needed, or products from different systems mixed together are what we find most often.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Hidden openings found during inspections
In a building such as Church of St Saviour, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
What to look for in a quote
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
What sets the cost
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we look at:
- How much there is to seal
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Any access equipment needed
- Removal of failed or old sealant
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
What we need to price the job
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Our process
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. What matters most for a job in Brockenhurst is a clear list of what needs doing, so send photographs of each area. 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.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Getting a fixed 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’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Advice
When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows