Fire Stopping in Broughton Crossing
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Broughton Crossing and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Need fire stopping in Broughton Crossing?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Cost factors for service penetrations
We price every job individually. The things that drive the figure:
- Access and working height
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you’ll have a fixed figure to work with.
What to include in your enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Access details, including height
- Specification clauses that apply
- The site address and postcode
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
How we handle fire stopping in Broughton Crossing
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate, and we won’t pretend otherwise. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. Most enquiries involve openings left by services added after handover and non-fire-rated filler around services, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and cable penetrations. Searching for sealant specialists in Broughton Crossing? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005.
Smaller places such as Broughton Crossing still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- Broughton Crossing (HP22, HP20)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Aftercare for building managers
For the best life from the joints:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
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.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there instead of being left for someone else.
Where services cross fire walls in Broughton Crossing
Broughton Crossing has four care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
In a hotel such as Travelodge Aylesbury Hotel, 1.2 miles to the south-west of Broughton Crossing, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product. For a unit at a site such as Vale Retail Park, which lies south-west of Broughton Crossing, any new service through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the tested detail. For a site team at a college like Buckinghamshire College Group, which lies south-west of Broughton Crossing, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
Broughton Crossing is about 1 mile east of Elmhurst, in Buckinghamshire. Looking for fire stopping in Broughton Crossing? We can help, as we do across Buckinghamshire. 308 places across Buckinghamshire fall within our area, Broughton Crossing among them. For work in that direction, see our Oxford page (20 miles or so).
Postcode districts covered here: HP22 and HP20. Among the streets we cover are Erle Road, Chaff Road and Bobby Road. Nearby places we also cover include Burcott (1 mile north-east), Broughton (1 mile east), Bierton (1 mile north), Turnfurlong (1 mile south-west) and Bedgrove (1 mile south) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover High Wycombe (14 miles south), Chesham (11 miles south-east), Buckingham (15 miles north-west), Amersham (13 miles south-east), Princes Risborough (7 miles south) and Haydon Hill (3 miles west).
Local landmarks in Broughton Crossing
Around Broughton Crossing, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Dog House, Stocklake Park Community School and Aylesbury Grammar School. The closest station to Broughton Crossing is Aylesbury station, about 1.5 miles south-west. A little further out are Friars Square (1.4 miles south-west) and Roald Dahl Children's Gallery (1.4 miles west). Open spaces near Broughton Crossing include Haddington Hill and Dancersend Nature Reserve.
Questions we’re asked in Broughton Crossing
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as University Campus Aylesbury Vale?
Yes, holiday working periods are the norm on campus jobs. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Would you work within a site like Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No. Deciding what is needed sits with the designer, fire engineer and building control. Our role is installing what they specify, to the product’s tested detail.
Do you need to see the site first?
Many jobs can be quoted from photographs, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a visit before quoting.
Do you have third-party installer accreditation for fire stopping?
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. Where a client or main contractor requires a scheme member, we will say so straight away rather than waste your time.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Different surfaces, different methods
Masonry and concrete
Block walls and concrete floors are common substrates for penetration seals. Dust and debris are cleared from the opening, so the sealant and any backing sit properly.
Small ducts
Ducts are only sealed with sealant where the detail allows it. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work typically takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building, and we clear our waste as we work. If others near Broughton Crossing need work, visits can be combined. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- 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.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned 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
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Agree which areas must stay open
Get a fixed quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Related advice
Also in Broughton Crossing
Commercial clients in Broughton Crossing
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Broughton Crossing can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Buckinghamshire.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
When to bring in a specialist
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
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 where general trades tend to cut corners.