Fire Stopping in Freefolk
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Freefolk and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping across Freefolk
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How a job runs
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we’re in, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. For a building around Freefolk, 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 start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
What we need from you
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Get a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email if you’d rather talk the job through.
Advice
Fire stopping in Freefolk, done properly
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4 and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and linear gaps at wall heads, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and service penetrations left open after M&E works. Whether you call it commercial sealant work, mastic application or joint sealing, in Freefolk it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Rural conversions around Freefolk can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than 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
- Freefolk (RG28)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach. Converted and older buildings near places like Freefolk tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits.
Why us?
- One number for every site we cover
- CHAS accredited
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Fully insured
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and insurance.
What we are called out for in Freefolk
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is when untested combinations creep in.
Look out for the following:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of St Mary the Virgin sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Before you book anyone
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
Towns and villages near Freefolk
Also in Freefolk
Fire-rated sealing for Freefolk buildings
Freefolk lies roughly 55 miles out from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls. Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under 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.
Industrial units on estates such as Ardglen Industrial Estate, 1.6 miles west of Freefolk, often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. For a school such as Testbourne Community School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Freefolk is about 8 miles east of Andover, in Hampshire. We cover Freefolk and the rest of Hampshire, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, Freefolk among them. There’s a separate page for Reading, about 20 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in RG28 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Among the streets we cover are London Road and Priory Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. We also cover Wells-in-the-Field (1 mile west), Whitchurch (1 mile west), Cole Henley (2 miles north-west), Firgo (3 miles south-west) and Hurstbourne Priors (3 miles south-west) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Basingstoke (9 miles east), Winchester (12 miles south), Andover (8 miles west), Tadley (11 miles north-east), Hook (15 miles east) and Hyde (12 miles south).
Local landmarks in Freefolk
The nearest railway station is Whitchurch (Hampshire) station, roughly 1.4 miles west of the centre.
Surface by surface
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. Each gap is measured where it is widest so we know it sits within the tested range.
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork normally needs a different solution set by the designer and we flag that rather than guess.
Owners, agents and contractors
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
Common questions from Freefolk clients
Is Freefolk too small for you to travel to?
No. Places such as Freefolk are covered as much as the big towns. We work across Greater London and the South East. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can you work at a site such as Ardglen Industrial Estate, by Freefolk?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Freefolk, Ardglen Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. To start, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Each site asks for different documents, so tell us what you need and we will confirm it when we quote.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations