Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Hungerford, Hampshire
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Hungerford, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Fire stopping for Hungerford sites
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Hungerford
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, pipe penetrations and service gaps in risers, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Hungerford tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
For a smaller site near Hungerford, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, so send the specification and photos first. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Where
- Hungerford (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire stopping in Hungerford: the local picture
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Holiday works at schools like Hyde Church of England Primary School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. In a building such as Church of the Holy Ascension, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. For a hospital such as Fordingbridge Hospital, which lies north-west of Hungerford, penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first.
Hungerford is in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Hungerford. We work across 723 places in Hampshire. There’s a separate page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout SP6, whatever the building. Just outside Hungerford, we also work in Hyde (1 mile east), North Gorley (1 mile south-west), Frogham (1 mile north-east), Stuckton (1 mile north-west) and Blissford (1 mile north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Totton (11 miles east), Lymington (14 miles south-east), Romsey (14 miles north-east), New Milton (12 miles south-east), Ringwood (4 miles south) and Barton on Sea (12 miles south).
Around Hungerford
Around Hungerford, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Burgate School and Sixth Form and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Godshill Castle Hill (2.4 miles north) and Fordingbridge Doll Museum (1.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Hungerford includes Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Hungerford
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Hungerford can form part of a wider programme across Hampshire.
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’ll confirm them with the quote.
What affects the price in Hungerford
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- How much existing material needs removing
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
What we need to price the job
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- Any specification or named product
- The postcode of the building
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- The type of building and who uses it
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
FAQs: Hungerford
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Hungerford?
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.
Will you take on work at estates like Fordingbridge Business Park, close to Hungerford?
Yes. Our area takes in Hungerford and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Fordingbridge Business Park included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
When can you be on site?
We’re in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, which many sites require.
Who decides which product is used?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Looking after the joints
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there, not months later.
Why deal with it now?
Leave a penetration open and smoke and fire can cross into the next compartment far earlier than intended. Putting it right is typically a modest job when the openings are accessible. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Converted and older buildings near places like Hungerford tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
The price depends on how many linear metres there are, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a quote once you have the details.
What you get with us
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- One contact handling all your sites
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
From enquiry to sign-off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. For a building around Hungerford, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Before we start on site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Getting a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
General trades versus a specialist
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.