Great Shoddesden fire stopping
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Great Shoddesden and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping near Great Shoddesden
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
When something else is needed
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
If you’re not sure, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
How we handle fire stopping in Great Shoddesden
Opened ceilings and riser doors often reveal service openings nobody sealed. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. The enquiries we see most involve unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings, on cable penetrations, service gaps in risers and pipe penetrations. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Great Shoddesden tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
For a smaller site near Great Shoddesden, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, with the specification and photos sent in advance. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in Great Shoddesden as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Where
- Great Shoddesden (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Commercial clients in Great Shoddesden
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
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.
Penetration seals near Great Shoddesden
Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. Great Shoddesden is about 68 miles from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls.
Tenant changes at parks like Ludgershall Business Park (1 mile north-west of Great Shoddesden) bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal. For a hotel such as Prince of Wales Hotel (1.1 miles north-west of Great Shoddesden), penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. Hospital estates such as Andover War Memorial Hospital, 5.2 miles east of Great Shoddesden, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Great Shoddesden is about 6 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Great Shoddesden, we can help, as we do across Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, from busy centres to rural villages. Southampton is covered too, around 24 miles from Great Shoddesden.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in SP11 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. We also cover Perham Down (1 mile west), Ludgershall (1 mile north-west), Kimpton (1 mile south) and Tidworth (2 miles west). Bigger towns within reach include Andover (6 miles east), Whitchurch (12 miles east), East Anton (6 miles east), Overton (15 miles east), Picket Piece (7 miles east) and Picket Twenty (7 miles east).
Landmarks near Great Shoddesden
Around Great Shoddesden, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Wellington Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Grateley station, about 4.9 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Ludgershall Castle (1.4 miles north-west) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (5.2 miles east). For a walk, there’s Quarley Hill.
What sets the cost
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Any access equipment needed
- Working within restricted access windows
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Location, for remote and island sites
The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a fixed quote when you are ready.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The type of building and who uses it
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Where the site is, with the postcode
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.
What happens if it’s left?
An unsealed opening affects more than fire safety: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. The specified fire seal closes the gap for all of these, and the other benefits follow. Older rural buildings around Great Shoddesden move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Great Shoddesden
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Failed material removed, not covered up
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Looking after the joints
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
After the work, brief anyone else working in the area that the openings are now sealed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail, by someone who knows the system.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
FAQs: Great Shoddesden
Is Ludgershall Business Park, near Great Shoddesden, within your area?
Yes. We cover Great Shoddesden and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Ludgershall Business Park. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Would you work within a site like Andover War Memorial Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Which standards are fire seals tested to?
In short, BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4 are the fire tests and BS EN 13501-2 is how results are classified. EI 60 means integrity and insulation for 60 minutes in the tested arrangement; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
Which sealant will you use?
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.
Will fire-rated sealant work on every penetration?
No. Sealant is the right product only where the tested detail says so. Large openings, many plastic pipes and some ducts need collars, wraps, batts or boards, and we will tell you when that applies.
On site: what to expect
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Smaller jobs around Great Shoddesden can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Move anything stored against the joints
Request a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.