Fleet fire stopping
Fire stopping in Fleet, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Fire stopping near Fleet
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Fleet
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. Most enquiries involve hidden openings found during inspections and seals disturbed by maintenance and left open, across cable penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and service gaps in risers. For commercial sealant work in Fleet, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
For a facilities manager in Fleet, fire-rated sealing tends to follow other work: a new data cabinet, a heating upgrade, a kitchen refit. A check after services work is sensible; tell us what the specification says and we will install to it.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Location
- Fleet (GU51, GU52, GU10)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions about Fleet
Does your area include sites such as Hart Shopping Centre, near Fleet?
Yes. We cover Fleet and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Hart Shopping Centre. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Fleet Community Hospital, something you do?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, with one point of contact.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No, we don’t design fire stopping. Once you have a specification, we can price and install the sealant elements of it and point out anything needing another product.
Is the BS 476 change in 2029 relevant to fire stopping?
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, subject to transitional arrangements. Scotland follows its own Technical Handbook, including clause 2.1.14 on service penetrations.
What we can’t put right
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If you’re not sure, just call 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we will give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
Cost factors for service penetrations
To price the job, we consider:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Phasing around occupants
- Travel to remote or island sites
- The site’s rules and procedures
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well, along with the time of year for external work.
What to include in your enquiry
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Any specification or named product
A good quote starts with a clear picture: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
From enquiry to sign-off
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we’re cleared to begin, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact, and each area is checked before we leave it. In a town such as Fleet, most jobs are single buildings. Your photographs, drawings or a site visit come first, followed by a fixed quote.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and ask about anything unclear.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Ask for a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Common problems we fix in Fleet
On a busy project, programme pressure can mean fire stopping is rushed or left to whichever trade is closest. That is how unsuitable products and improvised details end up in compartment walls, which then have to be put right.
Things that normally lead to an enquiry:
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
For a hospital such as Fleet Community Hospital (1 mile north-west of Fleet), penetration sealing is usually phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first.
What your quote should include
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Their public liability cover
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
Different surfaces, different methods
Risers and ceiling voids
Service risers and the voids above ceilings are where openings collect. Access to these areas is planned with you in advance along with any permits your site needs.
Plastic pipes
Waste and drainage pipes through floors are a frequent case. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail, and we won’t substitute it for a specified collar.
Also near Fleet
Other services in Fleet
Penetration seals near Fleet
Central London is about 36 miles from Fleet. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. The 2 miles around Fleet include three care or nursing homes. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product.
For an estates team at a campus like University for the Creative Arts, 4.2 miles to the south of Fleet, summer M&E works are normally followed by a round of penetration sealing. At a retail site such as Hart Shopping Centre, which lies north of Fleet, walls between units may be fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need the specified seal.
Fleet is about 13 miles south-east of Reading, in Hampshire. Looking for fire stopping in Fleet? We can help. Fleet is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire. We also cover Reading, some 13 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout GU51, GU52 and GU10, whatever the building. Buildings on Church Road, Durnsford Avenue and Hankins Court are within our area for service penetrations. You will find Fleet on or near the A323 and A3013. We also cover Church Crookham (1 mile south-east), Crookham Village (1 mile west), Elvetham Heath (1 mile north-west), Dogmersfield (2 miles west) and Elvetham (2 miles north-west) for service penetrations. Further afield, our area takes in Basingstoke (11 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles north-east), Aldershot (4 miles south-east), Alton (10 miles south-west), Yateley (4 miles north) and Tadley (14 miles north-west). Fleet ranks among the main centres of Hampshire, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings, and we cover them all.
Around Fleet
Recent enquiries here include premises near Court Moor School, The Prince of Wales pub and School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Fleet station, roughly 1.2 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (3.9 miles east) and Fleet Community Hospital (1 mile north-west). Green spaces nearby include Fleet Pond Nature Reserve and Hitches Hill.