Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Hedgerley, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping near Hedgerley
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Our process
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Smaller jobs around Hedgerley can be grouped with others nearby. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- 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.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Before we start on site
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Quotes
To get a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form. You can also send details through our quote form.
Advice
Fire stopping in Hedgerley, done properly
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the failures we are asked to look at most are open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Hedgerley, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
A job near Hedgerley is normally planned around one visit, with the specification and photographs sent in advance. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Location
- Hedgerley (SL2)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be any of the following:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
Why act early in Hedgerley
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Hedgerley, rather than one at a time. Photos of every joint help us quote for the whole job.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
Compartments and services around Hedgerley
Hedgerley lies roughly 22 miles out from central London. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. From 2 September 2029, BS 476 references are being taken out of Approved Document B, leaving BS EN 13501-2 classification as the route, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
For a building such as Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Spire Thames Valley Hospital, 2.4 miles south-east of Hedgerley, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Hedgerley is about 3 miles south-east of Beaconsfield, in Buckinghamshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Hedgerley. Across Buckinghamshire, 308 places are covered, Hedgerley among them. For work in that direction, see our Reading page.
We cover the SL2 postcode districts. Buildings on Jones Way, Hedgerley Hill and Cottage Park Road are within our area. Just outside Hedgerley, we also work in Egypt (1 mile south-west), Farnham Common (1 mile south-west), East Burnham (2 miles south-west), Littleworth Corner (2 miles west) and Farnham Royal (2 miles south). Further afield, our area takes in High Wycombe (7 miles north-west), Chesham (10 miles north), Marlow (7 miles west), Amersham (7 miles north), Beaconsfield (3 miles north-west) and Chalfont St Peter (3 miles north-east).
Near you in Hedgerley
We work on buildings around The White Horse Public House, Khalsa Secondary Academy and Bulstrode Park. The closest station to Hedgerley is Gerrards Cross station, about 2.3 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Wexham Park Hospital (3 miles south-east). Open spaces near Hedgerley include Church Wood and Pynesfield Lake.
When to call us in Hedgerley
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Holiday works at schools like Farnham Common Junior School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return.
Comparing quotes
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Who will actually carry out the work
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
Different surfaces, different methods
Plastic pipes
Waste and drainage pipes through floors are a frequent case. The detail decides whether sealant alone is enough, and we won’t substitute it for a specified collar.
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. The gap is measured at the widest point against the detail’s limits, and any that don’t are flagged.
Places near Hedgerley
Other services in Hedgerley
Your questions answered
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Hedgerley?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Hedgerley?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. Work is done room by room so the hotel keeps trading; design and sign-off stay with the designer and building control.
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 confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
Can you fit around our working hours?
We are in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
Do you cover Hedgerley?
Yes. We cover Hedgerley. To discuss a job, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Commercial clients in Hedgerley
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.