Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Headley, Hampshire
Fire stopping in Headley, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Need fire stopping in Headley?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What we are called out for in Headley
Damage plays a part too. Maintenance work can knock a seal, cut it back for an extra cable or remove it with an old pipe and the opening isn’t always resealed.
Look out for the following:
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Large healthcare estates like Chase Hospital (1.9 miles south-west of Headley) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
What your quote should include
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
Fire stopping in Headley
No fire sealant works on its own: its test evidence covers one product in one kind of wall or floor, with set services, gaps, depths and backing. We match each opening to that detail before any sealant goes in. If you have snag lists that include open service penetrations and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal, we can put it right. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Headley, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
For a smaller site near Headley, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, so send the specification and photos first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Place
- Headley (GU35)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Doing it in-house
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. For a building around Headley, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Before we start on site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Request a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Advice
Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
Where services cross fire walls in Headley
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. At about 41 miles from central London, Headley is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls.
Industrial units on estates such as Passfield Industrial Estate (to the south of Headley) often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. In a school such as The Holme Church of England Primary School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified.
Headley is about 6 miles south of Farnham, in Hampshire. Looking for fire stopping in Headley? We can help. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, large and small. Sites around Portsmouth have their own page, roughly 24 miles from Headley.
We cover the GU35 postcode districts for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on High Street, Crabtree Gardens and Pound Close. Nearby places we also cover include Arford (1 mile north-east), Headley Down (1 mile east), Lindford (1 mile west), Standford (1 mile south-west) and Deadwater (1 mile west) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Farnborough (12 miles north), Fleet (11 miles north), Aldershot (9 miles north), Alton (7 miles west), Petersfield (9 miles south-west) and Yateley (15 miles north).
Around Headley
We work on buildings around Mill Chase Academy and The Holly Bush Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Liphook station, roughly 3.4 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Chase Community Hospital (1.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Deadwater Valley and Wheeler's Down.
After the work
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. Then the seal goes in while the area is open, not months later.
What sets the cost
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- The product specified
- How accessible the joints are
- How much existing material needs removing
- Location, for remote and island sites
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
What to include in your enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- When you need the work done
- The postcode of the building
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Places near Headley
What else we do in Headley
Questions we’re asked in Headley
Is a smaller place like Headley outside your area?
No. Places such as Headley are covered as much as the big towns. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Headley?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
How soon can the area be used again?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we will confirm the curing time on the day.
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.
How long does a typical visit take?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
Is colour matching possible?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.