Fire stopping in Inhurst
Need fire stopping in Inhurst? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Fire stopping in Inhurst
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Inhurst
Where pipes, cables and other services cross a compartment wall or floor, the opening around them has to be closed so fire and smoke can’t move between compartments. Our part is installing fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those openings and along linear gaps, where the specification calls for it. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal, not a rule of thumb. If you’re dealing with fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover and seals that don’t match their tested detail, we can put it right. Whoever orders the work in Inhurst, the brief is typically the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Smaller places such as Inhurst still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Location
- Inhurst (RG26)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What we’re called out for in Inhurst
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. The opening looks sealed but has no fire test evidence behind it, so it has to come out.
Things that usually lead to an enquiry:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
In a school such as The Hurst School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified.
What your quote should include
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Their public liability cover
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
Quoting for work in Inhurst
To price the job, we consider:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Phasing around occupants
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
We can often quote from photos and a few details. Please tell us:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- The product your specification calls for
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. For a chat about it beforehand, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Your questions answered
What happens to BS 476 references for fire stopping in Inhurst?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B drops its BS 476 references in favour of BS EN 13501-2 classification, with transitional arrangements. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Inhurst, such as Scion Business Park?
Yes. We cover Inhurst and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Scion Business Park. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Do you take on small jobs?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
General trades versus a specialist
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Smaller jobs around Inhurst can be grouped with others nearby. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- 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.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
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, photos and a description will do.
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After the work
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Record which product was used where
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
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.
Service penetrations in Inhurst buildings
For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. At about 48 miles from central London, Inhurst is within reach of the capital. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls.
Offices at parks like Scion Business Park (to the north-west of Inhurst) are re-cabled with each new tenant, and compartment walls need sealing afterwards to the tested detail. Halls and meeting rooms at places like Saint Mary's Church sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Inhurst is about 2 miles west of Tadley, in Hampshire. Anywhere in RG26, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, Inhurst among them. Reading is covered too, some 11 miles away.
If you need fire stopping in RG26, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Streets here include Inhurst Lane, Stokes Lane and Brimpton Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Nearby places we also cover include Heath End (1 mile north-east), Baughurst (1 mile south-east), Axmansford (1 mile south), Brimpton Common (1 mile north-west) and Tadley (2 miles east) for service penetrations. Further afield, our area takes in Basingstoke (7 miles south-east), Yateley (15 miles east), Hook (11 miles south-east), Popley (6 miles south-east), Kempshott (8 miles south) and Oakridge (7 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Inhurst
Recent enquiries here include premises near Burnham Copse Primary School and the streets around them. Inhurst’s nearest station is Midgham station, roughly 2.8 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Park Prewett Hospital (5.8 miles south-east) and Calleva Museum (3.5 miles east). The countryside around Inhurst includes Thatcham Reed Beds.