Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in High Cross, Hampshire
Planning work on a service penetration in High Cross? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping for High Cross sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Service penetrations in High Cross buildings
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. The national BS 476 classes are due to drop out of it from 2 September 2029, leaving the European BS EN 13501-2 route, subject to transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail. At about 50 miles from central London, High Cross is within reach of the capital. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls.
Holiday works at schools like Froxfield Church of England Primary School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. Large healthcare estates like Petersfield Hospital (to the south-east of High Cross) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
High Cross is about 3 miles north-west of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in High Cross can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Hampshire. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, High Cross among them. We also cover Portsmouth, some 16 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the GU32 postcode area. If your site is on High Cross Lane, Dellfield and Deans Dell or close by, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. Close to High Cross, our area also takes in Froxfield Green (1 mile south-west), Oakshott (2 miles north-east), Langrish (2 miles south), Stroud (2 miles south) and Steep (2 miles east). A short drive away, we cover Winchester (15 miles west), Havant (12 miles south), Horndean (9 miles south), Alton (8 miles north), Waterlooville (11 miles south) and Petersfield (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in High Cross
The closest station to High Cross is Petersfield station, about 2.6 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Petersfield Community Hospital (2.7 miles south-east) and Bear Museum (3.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Wheatham Hill and Liss Riverside Railway Walk South.
How we handle fire stopping in High Cross
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. To price a package, call 01277 525 020 or email us with the schedule or marked-up drawings. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve expanding foam used as fire stopping and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, linear gaps at wall heads and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Whoever orders the work in High Cross, the brief is typically the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
For a smaller site near High Cross, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, with the specification and photos sent in advance. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- High Cross (GU32)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Towns and villages near High Cross
Other services in High Cross
High Cross: questions and answers
What happens to BS 476 references for fire stopping in High Cross?
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.
Is High Cross too far out for you?
No. Places such as High Cross are covered as much as the big towns. We work across Greater London and the South East. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
In the majority of cases, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. If you need card details for site access, tell us and we will confirm them with the quote.
What affects the price in High Cross
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Any access equipment needed
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits.
What we need to price the job
We can often quote from photos and a few details. It helps to include:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Access details, including height
- The site address and postcode
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with what you know.
Do you need fire stopping in High Cross?
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access usually bring them to light.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
For a building such as Church of St Peter, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Comparing quotes
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
How a job runs
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. For a building around High Cross, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we’ll confirm the plan with the quote.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- 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
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Request a quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photographs and a description will do.
Related advice
Commercial clients in High Cross
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.
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. Programme, specification and site rules come first.
When it isn’t the sealant
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We’ll tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
What the job involves on each surface
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers, and we work within it.
Cables and cable bundles
Single cables and small bundles are often within a fire-rated sealant’s tested detail. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter.