Fire Stopping in East Hanney
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in East Hanney. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Fire stopping for businesses in East Hanney
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in East Hanney, done properly
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints and the results are classified to 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. If you are dealing with penetration schedules that need working through and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, we can put it right. A single leaking joint is often how a building in East Hanney first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
A job near East Hanney is normally planned around one visit, so send the specification and photos first. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
Work we carry out in Oxfordshire comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will arrange a return visit.
- Place
- East Hanney (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Keeping the joints sound
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original unless the designer specifies otherwise.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. Then the seal goes in while the area is open, not months later.
What sets the cost
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- The size and state of each joint
- How much existing material needs removing
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
What we need to price the job
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Tell us:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Specification clauses that apply
- The postcode of the building
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, ready for your sign-off. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Smaller jobs around East Hanney can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Quotes
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Related advice
What we can’t put right
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in East Hanney
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Where services cross fire walls in East Hanney
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. At about 57 miles from central London, East Hanney is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
For a unit at a site such as Grovelands Shopping Centre, 2.4 miles to the south-west of East Hanney, any new service through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the tested detail. Holiday works at schools like St James Church of England Primary School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return.
East Hanney is about 3 miles north of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. We cover commercial sites throughout East Hanney. Our Oxfordshire coverage takes in 423 places, large and small. Our Oxford page has more on work in that area, about 11 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout OX12, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are Main Street, The Green and Morlands, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Sites close to East Hanney are covered too, including Frilford (3 miles north-east), Steventon (3 miles east), Marcham (3 miles north-east), Fyfield (4 miles north) and Frilford Heath (4 miles north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Oxford (11 miles north-east), Didcot (7 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles north-east), Witney (11 miles north), Carterton (12 miles north-west) and Wantage (3 miles south).
Landmarks near East Hanney
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Black Horse pub and the streets around them. A little further out are Hinton Waldrist Castle (4.6 miles north-west) and Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection (1.3 miles south-west). Open spaces near East Hanney include Chain Hill and Hitchcopse Pit.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
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. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
What else we do in East Hanney
Questions about East Hanney
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in East Hanney?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B drops its BS 476 references in favour of BS EN 13501-2 classification, with transitional arrangements. Our part doesn’t change: the specified product, to its tested detail.
Is East Hanney too far out for you?
Not at all. East Hanney is within our area. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
How soon can the area be used again?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
In the majority of cases, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
Often, 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.
How do you choose the sealant?
The specification comes first, if there is one. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
When to call us in East Hanney
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
On a hospital site such as Abingdon Community Hospital, 4.7 miles to the north-east of East Hanney, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Before you book anyone
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?