Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Headley Down, Hampshire
Work needed on a service penetration in Headley Down? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Fire stopping in Headley Down
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Headley Down, done properly
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. We work on cable penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and service gaps in risers, and the failures we are asked to look at most are seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and expanding foam used as fire stopping. For commercial sealant work in Headley Down, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Fire-rated sealing in a place like Headley Down is typically a single building at a time. With the specification and photographs of the gaps, we can give a fixed quote and bring the right products.
Work we carry out in Hampshire comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will arrange a return visit.
- Place
- Headley Down (GU35)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Service penetrations in Headley Down buildings
Central London is about 40 miles from Headley Down. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls. 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail.
Large healthcare estates like Chase Hospital, 2.8 miles to the west of Headley Down, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. Holiday works at schools like The Holme Church of England Primary School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. In a building such as Church of All Saints, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Headley Down is about 6 miles south of Farnham, in Hampshire. We cover Headley Down and the rest of Hampshire, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. We work across 723 places in Hampshire, large and small. Reading is covered too, around 24 miles from Headley Down.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout GU35, for business premises of every kind. Buildings on Wilsons Road, Ludshott Grove and Fairview Road are within our area. Access to Headley Down is via the B3002, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Close to Headley Down, our area also takes in Arford (1 mile west), Headley (1 mile west), Wishanger Common (2 miles north), Standford (2 miles south-west) and Lindford (2 miles west). Further afield, our area takes in Farnborough (12 miles north), Fleet (11 miles north), Aldershot (9 miles north), Alton (8 miles west), Petersfield (10 miles south-west) and Yateley (15 miles north).
Landmarks near Headley Down
Recent enquiries here include premises near Mill Chase Academy, among other places. The closest station to Headley Down is Liphook station, roughly 3.4 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Chase Community Hospital (2.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Gibbet Hill and Deadwater Valley.
Different surfaces, different methods
Small ducts
We seal around ducts only within what the tested detail covers. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Plastic pipes
Waste and drainage pipes through floors are a frequent case. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail, and we’ll never swap a specified collar for sealant.
General trades versus a specialist
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
From enquiry to sign-off
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. What matters most for a job in Headley Down is a clear list of what needs doing, so send photographs of each area. You will then get a fixed price for the work.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Get a fixed quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
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What else we do in Headley Down
Honest limits
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Headley Down
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
After the work
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
After the work, brief anyone else working in the area that the openings are now sealed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there.
Questions we’re asked in Headley Down
Is a hospital such as Chase Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Can you work at a site such as Passfield Industrial Estate, by Headley Down?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Headley Down, Passfield Industrial Estate among them, are all within reach. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Do you work in Scotland as well as England?
Building standards in Scotland are separate from England’s, while England relies on Approved Document B. Wherever the site is, our work follows the specification and the tested detail.
Do you seal openings left by new services?
Yes, provided a specification covers them. New services after M&E works often breach existing seals.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
How much does the work cost?
That depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a fixed quote.
How long does a job like this take?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
Cost factors for service penetrations
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
Details that help us quote
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- The type of building and who uses it
- When you need the work done
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call 01277 525 020 or email the details over.