Fire stopping in Burroughs Grove
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Burroughs Grove. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping near Burroughs Grove
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
FAQs: Burroughs Grove
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as Buckinghamshire New University (Wycombe Campus)?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Burroughs Grove?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Do you work in Burroughs Grove?
Yes. We take on work across Burroughs Grove, with one number for every area we cover.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Typically, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use, with each area protected and signed.
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.
How we handle fire stopping in Burroughs Grove
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. 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. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the failures we are asked to look at most are old intumescent sealant that has split away and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, the work in Burroughs Grove is the same: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Rural conversions around Burroughs Grove 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.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Location
- Burroughs Grove (SL7)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Signs you need fire stopping in Burroughs Grove
Openings in fire-resisting walls normally appear when services are added or changed. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
For an estates team at a campus like Buckinghamshire New University (Wycombe Campus), 2.5 miles north of Burroughs Grove, summer M&E works are typically followed by a round of penetration sealing.
Before you book anyone
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong usually costs more in the end than doing them right.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Inspect, seal, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Rural sites near Burroughs Grove may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Send that with the details and we will confirm the plan with the quote.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Preparing the site
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Getting a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to discuss it first.
Advice
Fire-rated sealing for Burroughs Grove buildings
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Burroughs Grove. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
On a hospital site such as Marlow Community Hospital (1.4 miles south of Burroughs Grove), fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits. Older community buildings such as St Mary the Virgin that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Burroughs Grove is about 1 mile north of Marlow, in Buckinghamshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Burroughs Grove. 308 places across Buckinghamshire fall within our area, including Burroughs Grove. Sites around Reading have their own page, about 14 miles away.
We cover the SL7 postcode districts for service penetrations. Buildings on Pump Lane North and Wycombe Road are within our area for service penetrations. Nearby places we also cover include Marlow Bottom (1 mile west), Little Marlow (1 mile south-east), Marlow (1 mile south), Fern (2 miles east) and Coldmoorholme (2 miles south-east). Nearby towns on our patch include High Wycombe (3 miles north), Chesham (10 miles north-east), Amersham (9 miles north-east), Beaconsfield (5 miles east), Chalfont St Peter (9 miles east) and Southcourt (15 miles north).
Near you in Burroughs Grove
Recent enquiries here include premises near Great Marlow School and Three Horseshoes pub and the streets around them. Burroughs Grove’s nearest station is Marlow station, roughly 1.5 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Marlow Community Hospital (1.4 miles south) and Eden (2.6 miles north). Not far away are Warren Nature Reserve.
After the work
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate.
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Owners, agents and contractors
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
What sealant work can’t fix
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Burroughs Grove
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows