Fire Stopping in Foxcotte
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Foxcotte. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping in Foxcotte
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Penetration seals near Foxcotte
A number of hotels sit less than 2 miles from Foxcotte. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
At a college such as Andover College (1.5 miles south-east of Foxcotte), checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice. Tenant changes at centres like Enham Arch Retail Park (1.5 miles south-east of Foxcotte) often mean new services through walls between units.
Foxcotte is about 2 miles north-west of Andover, in Hampshire. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Foxcotte, we can help, as we do across Hampshire. Foxcotte is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire for service penetrations. Sites around Southampton have their own page, roughly 22 miles from Foxcotte.
If you need fire stopping in SP10, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Nearby places we also cover include Charlton (1 mile south-east), Penton Mewsey (1 mile west), Penton Grafton (1 mile west), Penton Corner (1 mile south-west) and Hatherden (2 miles north) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Winchester (14 miles south-east), Hyde (14 miles south-east), Tidworth (7 miles west), Weeke (13 miles south-east), Stanmore (14 miles south-east) and Ludgershall (5 miles west).
Around Foxcotte
Around Foxcotte, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Portway Infant School and White Hart Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Foxcotte is Andover station, roughly 1.2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Andover Museum (1.7 miles south-east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (0.9 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
Fire stopping in Foxcotte
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. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, pipe penetrations and cable penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings and non-fire-rated filler around services. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, the work in Foxcotte is the same: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
Smaller places such as Foxcotte 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.
We stand behind the joints we seal: 12 months, guaranteed. That covers our preparation and application, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Location
- Foxcotte (SP10)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Owners, agents and contractors
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Foxcotte can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
After the work
For the best life from the joints:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
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.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. Then the seal goes in while the area is open instead of being left for someone else.
Towns and villages near Foxcotte
Other services in Foxcotte
FAQs: Foxcotte
Could you schedule work at a campus like Andover College for the vacation?
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.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Andover War Memorial Hospital, something you do?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
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.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, and you deal with one contact throughout.
Can you quote from photographs?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit.
Are you members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme?
No, and we won’t imply otherwise. Some clients require third-party installer schemes even though the law doesn’t, so check your contract first. Where it isn’t required, we install the specified sealant to the maker’s details.
When to call us in Foxcotte
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
On estates like Portway Industrial Estate, 0.8 miles south of Foxcotte, the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal.
Before you book anyone
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
Leave it or put it right?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. Correcting it means cutting it out and starting again with the specified product. Around Foxcotte, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Send photographs of each area and we will quote for the lot.
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What you get with us
- CHAS accredited
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
How the quote is worked out
Before we quote, we look at:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Whether the work must be split into stages
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you are ready.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- The site address and postcode
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over if you’d rather talk the job through.
Our process
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For a building around Foxcotte, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we will confirm the plan with the quote.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- 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
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Send your site hours and access windows
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.