Fire Stopping in Corhampton
Fire stopping for Corhampton, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping for businesses in Corhampton
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Do you need fire stopping in Corhampton?
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position and has to be removed.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Older community buildings such as Corhampton Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Proof of insurance
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Corhampton
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. We work on pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and what we are called in for most is fire stopping installed outside its tested range and unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Corhampton, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
For a smaller site near Corhampton, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, with the specification and photos sent in advance. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Location
- Corhampton (SO32)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
How a job runs
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. For work around Corhampton, we aim to finish in one visit, so photographs 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.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Getting a fixed quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Advice
When to bring in a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Questions about Corhampton
Will you design a fire-stopping scheme for our building in Corhampton?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. We install what’s specified, to the product’s tested detail.
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Corhampton?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes 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.
Is any job too small?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Do you cover Corhampton?
Yes. Corhampton falls within our area, and you can call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to get started.
What will the job cost?
That depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a quote and we’ll price it properly.
How soon can the area be used again?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
In many cases, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Commercial clients in Corhampton
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Fire-rated sealing for Corhampton buildings
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. Corhampton lies roughly 57 miles out from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls.
In a school such as Meonstoke Church of England Infant School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified.
Corhampton is about 7 miles north-west of Horndean, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO32, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, Corhampton among them. There’s a separate page for Southampton, roughly 12 miles from Corhampton.
We take on service penetrations across the SO32 postcode area, whatever the building. Buildings on De Port Heights, Warnford Road and Millside are within our area for service penetrations. Sites close to Corhampton are covered too, including Exton (1 mile north), Meonstoke (1 mile south), Brockbridge (1 mile south), Droxford (1 mile south) and Soberton (2 miles south). Bigger towns within reach include Winchester (10 miles north-west), Gosport (12 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (9 miles west), Fareham (9 miles south) and Horndean (7 miles south-east).
Around Corhampton
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Shoe Inn, among other places. Not far away are Beacon Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
Surface by surface
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. Each gap is measured where it is widest against the detail’s limits, and any that don’t are flagged.
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do, and the detail may call for board patching or another product.
When something else is needed
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- 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 are not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Cable 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
- Pipe penetrations