Fire Stopping in Buckskin
Fire stopping in Buckskin, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Fire stopping in Buckskin
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Buckskin, done properly
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, 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. We work on service gaps in risers, linear gaps at wall heads and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and penetration schedules that need working through. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Buckskin, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Fire-rated sealing in a place like Buckskin is normally a single building at a time. With the specification and photos of the gaps, we can give a fixed quote and bring the right products.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Where
- Buckskin (RG22, RG23)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When something else is needed
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
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
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What the job involves on each surface
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. An oversized hole may be outside the sealant’s range.
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Bigger ducts and fire-resisting ductwork are normally handled with other products.
What sets the cost
Before we quote, we look at:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The size and state of each joint
- How accessible the joints are
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
Sending details for a quote
We can often quote from photographs and a few details. It helps to include:
- The site address and postcode
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Your programme or deadline
- The type of building and who uses it
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Questions we are asked in Buckskin
Can work in a care setting near Buckskin go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Buckskin?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
How much does the work cost?
That depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Is colour matching possible?
It depends on the product. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we’ll price the work to it.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
For managing agents and facilities managers
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Buckskin. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
How a job runs
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. Several jobs near Buckskin can be grouped on one trip. Tell us your site hours and we’ll plan around them.
- 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 first.
- 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
- Move anything stored against the joints
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Quotes
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Related advice
What happens if it’s left?
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed, so earlier action pays back. In a smaller place such as Buckskin, getting a contractor back for a second visit takes time, so we’d suggest renewing all the joints that are going, not just the worst.
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why appoint us
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Fully insured
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
Service penetrations in Buckskin buildings
Buckskin has two care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified. 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
On a hospital site such as Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 1.8 miles to the north-east of Buckskin, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits. In a school such as Chiltern Primary School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified. Older community buildings such as Church of St Thomas A Becket that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Buckskin is about 1 mile west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We send applicators to Buckskin for service penetrations. We work across 723 places in Hampshire, large and small. There’s a separate page for Reading, about 15 miles away.
We cover the RG22 and RG23 postcode districts. If your site is on Warham Road, Church Lane and Wayside Road or close by, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. We also cover Worting (1 mile north-west), Winklebury (1 mile north-east), South Ham (1 mile east), Kempshott (1 mile south) and Brighton Hill (1 mile south-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Fleet (13 miles east), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (14 miles north-east), Tadley (7 miles north), Bordon (15 miles south-east) and Hook (8 miles east).
Around Buckskin
In Buckskin, that means premises near The White Hart Inn, Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School and Coppice Spring School. The closest station to Buckskin is Basingstoke station, roughly 2 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Park Prewett Hospital (1.6 miles north) and The Malls (2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.