Fire stopping in Ellisfield
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Ellisfield. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping for businesses in Ellisfield
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Ellisfield
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Other openings need collars, wraps, batts, pillows or boards. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. The enquiries we see most involve penetration schedules that need working through and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated, on service gaps in risers, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. For commercial sealant work in Ellisfield, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Smaller places such as Ellisfield still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Location
- Ellisfield (RG25)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Work for main contractors and building owners
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Ellisfield can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Hampshire.
Looking after the joints
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Record which product was used where
Store the specified product details somewhere the next contractor can find them. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Make reporting new openings part of every permit to work in service areas. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
Service penetrations in Ellisfield buildings
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. From 2 September 2029, BS 476 references are being taken out of Approved Document B, leaving BS EN 13501-2 classification as the route, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. Ellisfield lies roughly 47 miles out from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls.
For a building at a site such as Viables Business Park, which lies north of Ellisfield, a check of penetration seals after each fit-out is good practice. For a building such as Church of St. Martin, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing. Large healthcare estates like Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 5.1 miles north of Ellisfield, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
Ellisfield is about 4 miles south of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Looking for fire stopping in Ellisfield? We can help, as we do across Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, from busy centres to rural villages. We also cover Reading, some 17 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in RG25 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Church Lane, Furzen Lane and College Lane and the roads nearby. Just outside Ellisfield, we also work in Upper Common (1 mile south-west), Nashes Green (2 miles east), Cliddesden (2 miles north), Viables (3 miles north) and Upton Grey (4 miles east). Nearby towns on our patch include Basingstoke (4 miles north), Winchester (14 miles south-west), Farnborough (15 miles north-east), Fleet (12 miles north-east), Aldershot (14 miles east) and Alton (6 miles south-east).
Around Ellisfield
We work on buildings around The Fox pub. For rail, the closest station is Basingstoke station, roughly 4.2 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (5.1 miles north) and Basing House (4.4 miles north). Not far away are The Mill Field and Farleigh Hill.
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From enquiry to sign-off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. Rural sites near Ellisfield may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Preparing the site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form to discuss it first.
Related advice
Cost factors for service penetrations
These are the things that shape the price:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Access and working height
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Before you send an enquiry
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. Please tell us:
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Specification clauses that apply
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
When something else is needed
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
If you’re not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
What happens if it’s left?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach, and the right detail can be checked at the time. Halls, stores and units around places like Ellisfield may not be checked every day, which gives a failed joint time to do damage. Resealing early avoids that.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Why clients in Ellisfield choose us
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- Constructionline member
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or how we’re accredited.
Your questions answered
Is a hospital such as Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Is Ellisfield too small for you to travel to?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
What changes on 2 September 2029?
It mainly affects England, where Approved Document B is dropping its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029. Products are then judged on BS EN 13501-2 classifications. In Scotland, the Technical Handbook sets its own guidance, including clause 2.1.14 on service penetrations.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
How many days will you need on site?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
BS EN 1366-3 covers penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 covers linear joints. Classification follows BS EN 13501-2, where E is integrity, I is insulation and the number is minutes, as in EI 60. The rating applies to the product as tested.