Fire stopping in Harbridge
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Harbridge and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping across Harbridge
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Harbridge
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. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. Site teams most often ask us about hidden openings found during inspections and snag lists that include open service penetrations, across joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, service gaps in risers and cable penetrations. Most enquiries from Harbridge start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
Rural conversions around Harbridge can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application.
- Place
- Harbridge (BH24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Honest limits
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we are upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Building owners, agents and FMs in Harbridge
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
What happens if it’s left?
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: every new cable or pipe adds another. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. Converted and older buildings near places like Harbridge tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Why us?
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
When to call us in Harbridge
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
On a hospital site such as Fordingbridge Hospital, 2.6 miles north of Harbridge, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
What to look for in a quote
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- The named product and why it was chosen
Common questions from Harbridge clients
Would you work within a site like Fordingbridge Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Is Harbridge too far out for you?
No. Places such as Harbridge are covered as much as the big towns. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
What changes on 2 September 2029?
In England, references to the older BS 476 national classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029. The European route, BS EN 13501-2, then applies. Product selection stays with your designer.
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’ll arrange a visit.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and flag anything to keep off until it has cured.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. With the paperwork done, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. Rural sites near Harbridge may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
What we need from you
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Move anything stored against the joints
Getting a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
Where services cross fire walls in Harbridge
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
In a building such as Church of All Saints, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. For a building at a site such as Headlands Business Park, which lies south of Harbridge, a check of penetration seals after each fit-out is good practice.
Harbridge is about 3 miles north of Ringwood, in Hampshire. Harbridge sits inside our coverage, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. We work across 723 places in Hampshire. Southampton is covered too, some 18 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: BH24. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Kent Lane and Churchfield Lane and the roads nearby. We also cover Ibsley (1 mile south-east), Mockbeggar (1 mile east), Ellingham (1 mile south), South Gorley (1 mile east) and Rockford (2 miles south-east) for service penetrations. Nearby towns on our patch include Totton (13 miles east), Lymington (14 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), New Milton (11 miles south-east), Ringwood (3 miles south) and Barton on Sea (12 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Harbridge
We work on buildings around The Old Beams Inn. A little further out are Fordingbridge Doll Museum (2.6 miles north) and St Leonard's Hospital (5.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Nearby places to Harbridge
What else we do in Harbridge
What sets the cost
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- The product specified
- Working within restricted access windows
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Pricing service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you’re working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Sending details for a quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Access details, including height
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- The type of building and who uses it
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.