Farley Hill fire stopping
Fire stopping for Farley Hill, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping across Farley Hill
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Farley Hill
Opened ceilings and riser doors often reveal service openings nobody sealed. If a specification already covers those walls and floors, we can reseal to it using the product and detail it sets out. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. We work on pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and linear gaps at wall heads, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are seals that don’t match their tested detail and fire sealant pulled out of the opening. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Farley Hill, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
For a smaller site near Farley Hill, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, with the specification and photos sent in advance. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- Farley Hill (RG7)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What we can’t put right
Honesty saves time and money. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
Not sure which it is? You can give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
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What affects the price in Farley Hill
What shapes the price:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Joint width, depth and condition
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
Sending details for a quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- The site address and postcode
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Any dates the work must fit around
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email us with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
How a job runs
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself typically taking longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. Jobs in and around smaller places like Farley Hill are normally planned as a single visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- 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
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Request a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Small ducts
Some fire-rated sealant details cover small ducts. Larger or fire-rated ductwork usually needs a different solution set by the designer and we flag that rather than guess.
Risers and ceiling voids
Risers and ceiling voids hold most of a building’s service penetrations. Access is often tight, so we agree it with you in advance.
Looking after the joints
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original, or a new specification from the designer.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate, and it helps at inspections.
Compartment walls and floors in Farley Hill
Farley Hill lies roughly 36 miles out from central London. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Reading - Whiteknights Campus, 4.8 miles north of Farley Hill, see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. For a school such as Farley Hill Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Farley Hill is about 4 miles south-west of Wokingham, in Wokingham. Commercial clients in Farley Hill can call on us for service penetrations. 42 places across Wokingham fall within our area, Farley Hill among them. There’s a separate page for Reading, roughly 6 miles from Farley Hill.
We take on service penetrations across the RG7 postcode area. Among the streets we cover are Church Road and Jouldings Lane. Just outside Farley Hill, we also work in Arborfield Cross (2 miles north), Swallowfield (2 miles west), Bramshill (2 miles south), Riseley (2 miles west) and Heckfield Heath (3 miles south-west). Further afield, our area takes in Wokingham (4 miles north-east), Woodley (6 miles north), Earley (4 miles north), Crowthorne (5 miles east), Lower Earley (4 miles north) and Winnersh (4 miles north).
Around Farley Hill
We work on buildings around Shepperlands Farm Nature Reserve and Bohunt School Wokingham and the streets around them. Farley Hill’s nearest station is Wokingham station, roughly 4.1 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Wokingham Hospital (3.9 miles north-east) and Beaumys Castle (2.9 miles west). Not far away are The Marshes Local Nature Reserve and Horseshoe Lake.
Do you need fire stopping in Farley Hill?
On a busy project, programme pressure can mean fire stopping is rushed or left to whichever trade is closest. That is when untested combinations creep in, which then have to be put right.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
On estates like Hogwood Lane Industrial Estate, 1 mile east of Farley Hill, the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal.
What your quote should include
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
Questions about Farley Hill
Is Farley Hill too far out for you?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and the South East counties. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as University of Reading - Whiteknights Campus?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Any paperwork you need, from RAMS to our insurance certificate and CSCS details, is confirmed with the quote.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
Do you need to see the site first?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
Do you design or specify fire stopping?
No, that isn’t our role. With the designer’s details in hand, we can price the sealant elements and point out anything needing another product.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Which standards are fire seals tested to?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.