Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Broughton, Hampshire
Planning work on a service penetration in Broughton? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Fire stopping for Broughton sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Broughton
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a 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. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are expanding foam used as fire stopping and old intumescent sealant that has split away. For commercial sealant work in Broughton, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Rural conversions around Broughton can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in Hampshire. If an installation problem shows up, phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we will arrange a return visit.
- Location
- Broughton (SO20)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What sets the cost
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- The total length or number of joints
- How much existing material needs removing
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Whether the work must be split into stages
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you’ll have a fixed figure to work with.
What we need to price the job
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- The product your specification calls for
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Access details, including height
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
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Owners, agents and contractors
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. Programme, specification and site rules come first.
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Signs you need fire stopping in Broughton
Mixing products or improvising a detail breaks the link with the test evidence. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are the usual culprits.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Schools such as Broughton Primary School often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards.
What your quote should include
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- The named product and why it was chosen
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
What sealant work can’t fix
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
If you are not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Broughton
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
On site: what to expect
A typical day starts with protection: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. The work itself normally 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. Rural sites near Broughton may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Send that with the details and we’ll 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.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Preparing the site
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Get a fixed quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Advice
Service penetrations in Broughton buildings
Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. Broughton lies roughly 69 miles out from central London. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
For a building such as Church of St Mary the Virgin, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Broughton is about 8 miles north-west of Romsey, in Hampshire. Commercial clients in Broughton can call on us for service penetrations. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, including Broughton. For work in that direction, see our Southampton page.
We take on service penetrations across the SO20 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. If your site is on High Street, Greyhound Mews and Plough Gardens or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. We also cover Houghton (2 miles east), Horsebridge (3 miles south-east), Mottisfont (4 miles south), Stonymarsh (4 miles south-east) and Lockerley (4 miles south) for service penetrations. Nearby towns on our patch include Winchester (11 miles east), Eastleigh (13 miles south-east), Andover (9 miles north-east), Totton (12 miles south), Chandler's Ford (11 miles south-east) and Romsey (8 miles south-east).
Near you in Broughton
We work on buildings around The Tally Ho Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Broughton is Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, roughly 4.3 miles south of the centre.
What the job involves on each surface
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe, and the tested detail may ask for insulation beyond the wall. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Some intumescent sealants are tested on smaller plastic pipes, though larger ones typically call for a collar or wrap. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.
Broughton: questions and answers
Do you decide the fire-stopping details for buildings in Broughton?
No. The designer or fire engineer sets the detail and building control accepts it. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant around service penetrations and linear gaps where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Broughton?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part doesn’t change: the specified product, to its tested detail.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months on every job.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
What do you charge?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with a description of the work.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we are a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.