Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Clifton, Oxfordshire
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Clifton and the surrounding area. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping near Clifton
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping around Clifton: what changes locally
Clifton has several hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. Clifton lies roughly 61 miles out from central London. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
Industrial units on estates such as Station Yard Industrial Estate, 2.1 miles north-west of Clifton, often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. Hotels like Unicorn Hotel (1.3 miles west of Clifton) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Clifton is about 6 miles south-east of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. We send applicators to Clifton for service penetrations. 423 places across Oxfordshire fall within our area, Clifton among them. There’s a separate page for Oxford, about 16 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in OX15 are within our area for service penetrations. For a building on County View, Tithe Lane and Clifton Road or nearby, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Clifton, we cover Somerton (2 miles south), Souldern (2 miles east), Fritwell (3 miles south-east) and Upper Heyford (4 miles south). Bigger towns within reach include Banbury (6 miles north-west), Bicester (8 miles south-east), Kidlington (11 miles south), Bure Park (8 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (11 miles west) and Headington (15 miles south).
Near you in Clifton
Recent enquiries here include premises near Duke Of Cumberlands Head Public House. For rail, the closest station is Kings Sutton station, roughly 2.7 miles north. A little further out are Horton General Hospital (5.3 miles north) and Deddington Castle (1.1 miles west).
How we handle fire stopping in Clifton
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. If the detail calls for something other than sealant, we say so rather than force sealant into it. If you’re dealing with improvised or mixed-product fire seals and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, we can help, whatever the surface. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Clifton first comes to us: we look at the rest while we are there and tell you what we find.
Rural conversions around Clifton 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.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Clifton (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
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How a job runs
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. For work around Clifton, we aim to finish in one visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- 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.
- 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
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Request a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Clifton
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. A schedule that is dealt with regularly stays manageable. Converted and older buildings near places like Clifton tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Why clients in Clifton choose us
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Constructionline member
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
Take a look at what affects the cost and how we’re accredited.
Common questions from Clifton clients
Would you work within a site like Horton General Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Can you work at a site such as Station Yard Industrial Estate, by Clifton?
Yes. Our area takes in Clifton and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Station Yard Industrial Estate included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
How many days will you need on site?
It depends on the scope, though a typical visit usually takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
In short, BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4 are the fire tests and BS EN 13501-2 is how results are classified. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested.
Can you fire stop behind the services contractors?
Yes. Send the schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product details for a fixed quote. We can follow the services contractor floor by floor so areas aren’t left open.
Will fire-rated sealant work on every penetration?
No. A sealant’s evidence covers set services, gaps and wall or floor types. Outside that, a different product is needed, specified by your designer.
Should maintenance staff do it?
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Do you need fire stopping in Clifton?
Plenty of openings were simply never closed. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
For a hospital such as Horton General Hospital, 5.3 miles north of Clifton, penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first.
What your quote should include
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Their public liability cover
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
What the job involves on each surface
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe. We follow whatever the detail requires and flag anything we can’t match.
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 normally call for a collar or wrap. We check the pipe material and diameter against the detail before we start.
Quoting for work in Clifton
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- Phasing around occupants
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- The size and state of each joint
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Before you send an enquiry
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- When you need the work done
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.