Hordle fire stopping
Fire stopping for Hordle, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Fire stopping for businesses in Hordle
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Hordle
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. Most enquiries involve seals that don’t match their tested detail and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated, on service gaps in risers, linear gaps at wall heads and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Hordle, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around Hordle, penetration and linear seals tend to be one-building jobs. With the specification and photos of the gaps, we can give a fixed quote and bring the right products.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Place
- Hordle (SO41)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Quoting for work in Hordle
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Any access equipment needed
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- How much existing material needs removing
- The product specified
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Sending details for a quote
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- The product your specification calls for
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- What the building is and how it’s used
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
What else we do in Hordle
Leave it or put it right?
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme which is why earlier is better. For buildings in places like Hordle, one well-planned visit beats several small ones, so we’d suggest renewing all the joints that are going, not just the worst.
A quote for service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you’re working to. Call for a quote.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Hordle
- CSCS-carded applicators
- One contact handling all your sites
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- CHAS accredited
When it isn’t the sealant
Honesty saves time and money. New sealant won’t cure:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Hordle
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Maintenance after handover
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
Don’t patch a fire-rated seal with anything outside its tested detail. Repairs need the same product and detail as the original.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. Then the seal goes in while the area is open instead of being left for someone else.
Different surfaces, different methods
Drylining partitions
Plasterboard partitions are tested as a specific construction. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness first.
Linear joints
Head-of-wall joints often have to absorb slab deflection. The specified product and backing for that movement are what goes in, with no gaps along the run.
Penetration seals near Hordle
Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. The 2 miles around Hordle include four care or nursing homes. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
For a unit at a site such as Gore Road Industrial Estate, 2.3 miles to the west of Hordle, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall. Schools such as Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards. Hospital estates such as Lymington New Forest Hospital, 3.3 miles to the east of Hordle, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Hordle is about 3 miles west of Lymington, in Hampshire. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Hordle, we can help. We work across 723 places in Hampshire, large and small. For work in that direction, see our Southampton page, about 15 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: SO41 for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Yerville Gardens, Acacia Road and Woodlands and the roads nearby. Sites close to Hordle are covered too, including Downton (1 mile south), Leagreen (1 mile south), Ashley (1 mile west), Tiptoe (2 miles north) and New Milton (2 miles west). A short drive away, we cover Totton (12 miles north-east), Lymington (3 miles east), Hythe (12 miles north-east), Ringwood (9 miles north-west), Dibden Purlieu (11 miles north-east) and Marchwood (12 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Hordle
We work on buildings around The Arnewood School. The closest station to Hordle is New Milton station, roughly 1.7 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (2.4 miles west) and Highcliffe Castle (4.4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Milford on Sea LNR.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We follow your site rules from the start: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we are cleared to begin, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. For a job in Hordle, the main thing is a clear picture of the work, so send photos of each area. A fixed quote follows.
- 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.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
Get a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Related advice
FAQs: Hordle
Can work in a care setting near Hordle go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We agree rooms and times with the manager and work a few areas at a time. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Hordle?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B drops its BS 476 references in favour of BS EN 13501-2 classification, with transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and any queries are raised before we start.
Do you take on small jobs?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
Is colour matching possible?
That depends on the product specified. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so we’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, though not damage or work by other trades.