Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Ellingham, Hampshire
Work needed on a service penetration in Ellingham? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping in Ellingham
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What sealant work can’t fix
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Ellingham
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Ellingham
It helps to set out our role at the start. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, pipe penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are damaged fire seals in risers and voids and penetration schedules that need working through. Searching for sealant specialists in Ellingham? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
For a smaller site near Ellingham, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, with the specification and photographs sent in advance. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Place
- Ellingham (BH24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Doing it in-house
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Signs you need fire stopping in Ellingham
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. The opening looks sealed but has no fire test evidence behind it.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Openings left by services added after handover
For a building at a site such as Headlands Business Park, which lies south-east of Ellingham, a check of penetration seals after each fit-out is good practice.
What to look for in a quote
- How joint depth will be controlled
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
Common questions from Ellingham clients
Is Ellingham off your patch?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We work across Greater London and the South East. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Ellingham, such as Headlands Business Park?
Yes. We cover Ellingham and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Headlands Business Park. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Do you approve fire stopping for building control?
No. We don’t certify or sign off fire stopping, and we hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. Our part is fitting the specified product to its tested detail, and any records you need can be confirmed with the quote.
Who decides which product is used?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Can you fire stop behind the services contractors?
Yes. Send the schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product details and a fixed quote follows. Work can run area by area behind the M&E trades keeping pace with the programme.
What else we do in Ellingham
Our process
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in 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. For a building around Ellingham, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Send your site hours and access windows
Ask for a 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 the details over with what you know.
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Different surfaces, different methods
Plastic pipes
Plastic waste pipes through slabs come up often. The detail decides whether sealant alone is enough, and we’ll never swap a specified collar for sealant.
Small ducts
Some fire-rated sealant details cover small ducts. Larger or fire-rated ductwork typically needs a different solution set by the designer, and we will say if that applies.
Leave it or put it right?
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. Around Ellingham, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Send photos of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
What you get with us
- CHAS accredited contractor
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Failed material removed, not covered up
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Service penetrations in Ellingham buildings
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. The national BS 476 classes are due to drop out of it from 2 September 2029, leaving the European BS EN 13501-2 route, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. The 2 miles around Ellingham include four care or nursing homes. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified.
For a hospital such as St Leonard's Hospital, 4.6 miles south-west of Ellingham, penetration sealing is usually phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of St Mary and All Saints sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Ellingham is in Hampshire. Our applicators travel to Ellingham for work on service penetrations. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, Ellingham among them. Southampton is covered too, some 18 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the BH24 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Sites close to Ellingham are covered too, including Blashford (1 mile south-east), Ibsley (1 mile north-east), Rockford (1 mile east), Harbridge (1 mile north) and Mockbeggar (1 mile north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Totton (13 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south-east), New Milton (10 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (11 miles south-east), Marchwood (15 miles east) and Ashley (10 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Ellingham
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Old Beams Inn, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Fordingbridge Doll Museum (3.8 miles north) and St Leonard's Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Ellingham include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.