Finkley fire stopping
Planning work on a service penetration in Finkley? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Fire stopping for Finkley sites
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 Finkley
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: its test evidence covers one product in one kind of wall or floor, with set services, gaps, depths and backing. We match each opening to that detail before any sealant goes in. Most enquiries involve open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and improvised or mixed-product fire seals, on pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations. Most enquiries from Finkley start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Smaller places such as Finkley 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.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- Finkley (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. For work around Finkley, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photos and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
Getting a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
Advice
What affects the price in Finkley
To price the job, we consider:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- The total length or number of joints
- Joint width, depth and condition
- How much existing material needs removing
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’ll put a fixed figure on it.
What we need to price the job
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Any specification or named product
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- The site address and postcode
- Access details, including height
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
When something else is needed
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
If you’re not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Fire stopping around Finkley: what changes locally
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail. Finkley is about 61 miles from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls.
On a site such as Walworth Business Park, 1.2 miles south of Finkley, every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product. Holiday works at schools like Smannell and Enham Church of England (Aided) Primary School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return.
Finkley is about 2 miles north-east of Andover, in Hampshire. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Finkley can call on us for service penetrations. Finkley is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire. We also cover Southampton, around 22 miles from Finkley.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout SP11. We also cover Smannell (1 mile north-west), Finkley Down (1 mile south), Picket Piece (1 mile south-east), East Anton (1 mile south-west) and Little London (1 mile north-west) for service penetrations. Nearby towns on our patch include Basingstoke (15 miles east), Winchester (13 miles south-east), Hyde (13 miles south-east), Tidworth (9 miles west), Weeke (12 miles south-east) and Kempshott (13 miles east).
What’s near Finkley
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Oak pub and Winton Community Academy. The nearest railway station is Andover station, roughly 2.4 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Finkley Down Farm Museum (0.8 miles south) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
Common problems we fix in Finkley
Damage plays a part too. Seals get knocked during maintenance, cut back to add a cable or pulled out when services are swapped.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like Andover College (2.1 miles south-west of Finkley) are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Their public liability cover
Places near Finkley
Also in Finkley
Owners, agents and contractors
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Questions about Finkley
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Finkley?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Andover Hospital (Grounds)?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
How long does a typical visit take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. We will give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Do you cover Finkley?
Yes. Finkley is in our area. To discuss a job, call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.