Fire stopping in Fordingbridge
Commercial sealant work in Fordingbridge for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Fire stopping for Fordingbridge sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
What we can’t put right
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
About our fire stopping in Fordingbridge
Facilities managers in Fordingbridge often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. If a specification already covers those walls and floors, we can reseal to it using the product and detail it sets out. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. We work on cable penetrations, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are improvised or mixed-product fire seals and fire sealant pulled out of the opening. For commercial sealant work in Fordingbridge, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Buildings in a smaller place such as Fordingbridge that need fire-rated sealing are typically schools, care homes, surgeries, small offices and flats over shops. Specified fire-rated sealant goes around new services there, built to match the manufacturer’s detail.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Where
- Fordingbridge (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
General trades versus a specialist
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Aftercare for building managers
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
Store the specified product details somewhere the next contractor can find them. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
On fit-outs, get the fire-stopping specification agreed before the services go in. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts, and installation follows the programme.
Common problems we fix in Fordingbridge
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Where a unit on an estate such as Arch Farm Industrial Estate, under half a mile north of Fordingbridge, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail.
Comparing quotes
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
Penetration seals near Fordingbridge
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Hospital estates such as Fordingbridge Hospital, under half a mile to the south of Fordingbridge, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail. Hotels such as Greyhound Hotel, less than half a mile to the south-east of Fordingbridge, rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Fordingbridge is in Hampshire. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Fordingbridge can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Hampshire. Fordingbridge is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire for service penetrations. For work in that direction, see our Southampton page (17 miles or so).
We cover the SP6 postcode districts. Streets here include High Street, Station Road and Picket Close, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Main routes into Fordingbridge include the A338 and B3078, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. Close to Fordingbridge, our area also takes in Horseport (1 mile south-east), Tinkers Cross (1 mile north), Lower Burgate (1 mile north-east), Criddlestyle (1 mile east) and Stuckton (1 mile south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Totton (13 miles east), Romsey (14 miles east), New Milton (13 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Around Fordingbridge
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Ship Inn and The Burgate School and Sixth Form, among other places. Nearby you will also find Godshill Castle Hill (1.6 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Museum (less than half a mile south-east). Not far away are Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
Places near Fordingbridge
Other services in Fordingbridge
Cost factors for service penetrations
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Working within restricted access windows
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- How much there is to seal
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
Sending details for a quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Any specification or named product
- What the building is and how it’s used
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Your questions answered
Do you cover business parks and estates near Fordingbridge, such as Arch Farm Industrial Estate?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Fordingbridge, Arch Farm Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Fordingbridge?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, for external work. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
Are you insured?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
Do you cover Fordingbridge?
Yes. We cover Fordingbridge and the rest of Hampshire, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. To discuss a job, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
On site: what to expect
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. For a site in Fordingbridge, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Clear photos and measurements help us bring the right products.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- 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.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Getting the site ready
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Quotes
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or email us.