Fire Stopping in Eton Wick
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Eton Wick. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Need fire stopping in Eton Wick?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Eton Wick
We are commercial sealant applicators, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators on site. We hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. We work on pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and service gaps in risers, and what we are called in for most is open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Eton Wick tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Rural conversions around Eton Wick 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.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Where
- Eton Wick (SL4)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Signs you need fire stopping in Eton Wick
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.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like King Edward VII Hospital (to the south-east of Eton Wick) all have compartment walls crossed by services.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- How joint depth will be controlled
What sealant work can’t fix
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Other services in Eton Wick
After the work
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Record which product was used where
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
Allow the manufacturer’s stated cure time before boxing in or decorating. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, and the data sheet says which.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate, which saves guesswork.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Penetration seals near Eton Wick
For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. The area within 2 miles of Eton Wick holds plenty of hotels. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close.
At a college such as Windsor College, which lies south-east of Eton Wick, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice. In a building such as Church of Saint John the Baptist, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Eton Wick is about 1 mile north of Windsor, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Anywhere in SL4, it works the same way: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Eton Wick is one of 60 places in Windsor and Maidenhead on our list for service penetrations. Sites around Reading have their own page, roughly 15 miles from Eton Wick.
We cover the SL4 postcode districts. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Eton Wick Road, Princes Close and The Wheatbutts and the roads nearby. Just outside Eton Wick, we also work in Boveney (1 mile south-west), Clewer (1 mile south-east), Eton (1 mile east), Windsor (1 mile south) and Dedworth (1 mile south). A short drive away, we cover Maidenhead (4 miles west), Boyn Hill (5 miles west), Cookham (6 miles north-west), Furze Platt (5 miles north-west), Broomhall (7 miles south) and South Ascot (7 miles south).
Near you in Eton Wick
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Westgate School, Westgate School and Shepherds Hut pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Windsor & Eton Central station, about 1.5 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find The History On Wheels Museum (less than half a mile north-east) and Windsor Castle (1.7 miles south-east). The countryside around Eton Wick includes Taplow Lake and Bray Pit.
Why it’s worth doing now in Eton Wick
An improvised seal can look finished while offering no tested performance. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, so it makes sense to get it right first time. Older rural buildings around Eton Wick move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
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 we will put a fixed figure on it.
Why appoint us
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Public liability insurance in place
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- A fixed quote before work starts
Questions we’re asked in Eton Wick
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Eton Wick?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
Do you work in occupied care homes around Eton Wick?
Yes. We agree rooms and times with the manager and work a few areas at a time. Tell us about any infection-control or safeguarding requirements and we’ll work to them.
How much does the work cost?
It depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a quote.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Do you take on small jobs?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
How long does a typical visit take?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work normally takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photographs and a postcode.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Smaller jobs around Eton Wick 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.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out first.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
What we need from you
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Getting a fixed quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.