Fire stopping in Chilworth Old Village
Work needed on a service penetration in Chilworth Old Village? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Fire stopping near Chilworth Old Village
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
About our fire stopping in Chilworth Old Village
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4, 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 service gaps in risers, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and pipe penetrations, and what we are called in for most is head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and damaged fire seals in risers and voids. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Chilworth Old Village, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around smaller places like Chilworth Old Village, penetration seals come up in schools, halls, pubs with rooms, care homes and farm buildings used as offices. Any service penetration through those walls should be closed with the specified product, set out as its test evidence shows.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll come back to it.
- Location
- Chilworth Old Village (SO16)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When to call us in Chilworth Old Village
When a seal departs from its tested detail, the evidence no longer covers it. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are what we find most often.
Look out for the following:
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Princess Anne Hospital (2.3 miles south of Chilworth Old Village) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
Penetration seals near Chilworth Old Village
The 2 miles around Chilworth Old Village include two care or nursing homes. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. A 2-mile radius around Chilworth Old Village takes in a number of hotels. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
For a unit at a centre such as Chestnut Avenue Retail Park, which lies east of Chilworth Old Village, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit. Colleges such as Barton Peveril Sixth Form College (2.5 miles east of Chilworth Old Village) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
Chilworth Old Village is about 2 miles south-west of Chandler's Ford, in Hampshire. We send applicators to Chilworth Old Village for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, including Chilworth Old Village.
Business premises anywhere in SO16 are within our area. Close to Chilworth Old Village, our area also takes in Chilworth (1 mile south-east), North Baddesley (1 mile north-west), Knightwood (2 miles north-east), Lordswood (2 miles south) and Bassett (2 miles south). Further afield, our area takes in Winchester (8 miles north-east), Eastleigh (3 miles east), Fareham (13 miles south-east), Totton (5 miles south-west), Hedge End (6 miles south-east) and Romsey (3 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Chilworth Old Village
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Cantell School. For rail, the closest station is Chandlers Ford station, roughly 2 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Eastleigh Museum (2.9 miles east) and Princess Anne Hospital (2.3 miles south). Open spaces near Chilworth Old Village include Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.
What we can’t put right
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Cost factors for service penetrations
These are the things that shape the price:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Which sealant the job calls for
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- The type of building and who uses it
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- The product your specification calls for
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Questions we’re asked in Chilworth Old Village
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like University of Southampton?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Chilworth Old Village?
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 colour matching possible?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
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.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes, for 12 months. If a joint fails because of how we installed it, we come back and put it right.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Why it’s worth doing now in Chilworth Old Village
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. Older rural buildings around Chilworth Old Village move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Why appoint us
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- One contact handling all your sites
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
Read what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
How a job runs
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. While we are working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Jobs in and around smaller places like Chilworth Old Village are usually planned as a single visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Get a fixed quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with what you know.
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After the work
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
During planned inspections, look at seals in risers, cupboards and voids. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown, and report them promptly.
On fit-outs, get the fire-stopping specification agreed before the services go in. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts, and the work runs in step with the M&E.