Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Farnborough, West Berkshire
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Farnborough and across West Berkshire. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping for businesses in Farnborough
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
About our fire stopping in Farnborough
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4, with results classified under BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. Most enquiries involve hidden openings found during inspections and seals that don’t match their tested detail, on service gaps in risers, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and pipe penetrations. Most enquiries from Farnborough start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
A job near Farnborough is usually planned around one visit, with the specification and photos sent in advance. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
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.
- Where
- Farnborough (OX12)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Common questions from Farnborough clients
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Farnborough?
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.
Do you decide the fire-stopping details for buildings in Farnborough?
No, that sits with the designer, fire engineer or building control. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant around service penetrations and linear gaps where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes, for 12 months. If our installation fails in that time, we return and fix it.
Will you quote for a small job?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
It depends on the product. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Can you fit around our working hours?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
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Why act early in Farnborough
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. The specified fire seal closes the gap for all of these, and the other benefits follow. For buildings around smaller places like Farnborough, water damage can go unnoticed for longer, especially where a building isn’t used daily, which gives a failed joint time to do damage. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Why clients in Farnborough choose us
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- One contact handling all your sites
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
When to call us in Farnborough
Linear gaps fail where a fire-resisting wall meets a slab, soffit or another wall. Movement in the frame or slab can open the joint. Linear joint details set a width range and movement capability, and the seal has to sit within them.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
For buildings in and around Farnborough, fire-rated sealant is installed where it is specified, to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Comparing quotes
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
What affects the price in Farnborough
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Working within restricted access windows
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- The size and state of each joint
A quote for service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you are working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Sending details for a quote
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Your programme or deadline
- Access details, including height
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Maintenance after handover
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there instead of being left for someone else.
Service penetrations in Farnborough 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. Farnborough lies roughly 55 miles out from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls.
For a building such as Church of All Saints, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Farnborough is about 4 miles south-east of Wantage, in West Berkshire. Across the OX12 postcode area, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Farnborough is one of 140 places in West Berkshire on our list for service penetrations. We also cover Oxford, some 16 miles away.
Commercial sites across OX12 are covered. Nearby places we also cover include Catmore (2 miles south-east), Brightwalton (2 miles south), Brightwalton Green (2 miles south), West Ilsley (3 miles east) and Stanmore (3 miles south-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Newbury (10 miles south), Thatcham (10 miles south-east), Speenhamland (9 miles south), Hungerford (10 miles south-west), Little Heath (15 miles east) and Calcot (15 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Farnborough
Nearby you’ll also find Atlas Computer Laboratory (3.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Farnborough includes Chain Hill and Letcombe Valley.
When something else is needed
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
How a job runs
We follow your site rules from the start: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. With the paperwork done, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. For work around Farnborough, we aim to finish in one visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- 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 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.
Getting the site ready
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email to discuss it first.