Hannington fire stopping
Commercial sealant work in Hannington for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping across Hannington
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Our process
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we are cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Smaller jobs around Hannington can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- 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 so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Ask for a quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.
Advice
Fire stopping in Hannington
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant following that specification and the maker’s installation guidance on buildings around Hannington. If you have builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Hannington? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005.
Smaller places such as Hannington still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. Any service penetration through those walls should be closed with the specified product, set out as its test evidence shows.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Location
- Hannington (RG26)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
How the job changes by surface
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers and the installation has to fit inside those limits.
Risers and ceiling voids
Voids hide a lot of unsealed openings. We work through the areas on your schedule methodically, and note anything we find that isn’t on it.
How the quote is worked out
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The product specified
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The size and state of each joint
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Before you send an enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- The type of building and who uses it
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote you can plan around. If you have questions first, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Compartments and services around Hannington
At about 51 miles from central London, Hannington is within reach of the capital. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls; the gaps need the specified seal. 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail.
For a building such as Church of All Saints, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Hannington is about 5 miles south-west of Tadley, in Hampshire. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Hannington can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Hampshire. We work across 723 places in Hampshire, large and small. There’s a separate page for Reading, roughly 15 miles from Hannington.
We cover the RG26 postcode districts. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Meadham Lane and Ibworth Lane. Close to Hannington, our area also takes in Kingsclere (2 miles north-west), Ibworth (2 miles south-east), Wolverton (2 miles north-east), Townsend (2 miles north-east) and Wolverton Common (3 miles north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Basingstoke (6 miles south-east), Andover (13 miles south-west), Alton (15 miles south-east), Tadley (5 miles north-east), Hook (12 miles east) and Popley (6 miles east).
Near you in Hannington
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Vine pub. Hannington’s nearest station is Overton station, about 3.4 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Park Prewett Hospital (4.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Ladle Hill.
Aftercare for building managers
For the best life from the joints:
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match.
Also near Hannington
Other services in Hannington
Common questions from Hannington clients
Would you work within a site like Park Prewett Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
What happens to BS 476 references for fire stopping in Hannington?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B drops its BS 476 references in favour of BS EN 13501-2 classification, with transitional arrangements. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Will you come and look before quoting?
It depends on the job. Simple work can often be priced from photos, and bigger or more complex jobs normally get a visit.
How long does a job like this take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we are given. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
What do you charge?
There isn’t a price list, as every site differs. Send photographs or drawings and we will price it at a fixed figure.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.
Do you take on small jobs?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Do you need fire stopping in Hannington?
Plenty of openings were simply never closed. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Openings left by services added after handover
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Park Prewett Hospital, 4.8 miles east of Hannington, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Comparing quotes
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
Why deal with it now?
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, so it makes sense to get it right first time. Converted and older buildings near places like Hannington tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why clients in Hannington choose us
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- CHAS accredited
- Clear, fixed quotes
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.