Fire stopping in Ladwell
Looking for fire stopping in Ladwell? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Fire stopping for businesses in Ladwell
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How the job changes by surface
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. Their tested detail, under BS EN 1366-4, sets the width, depth, backing and movement allowed.
Plastic pipes
Plastic waste pipes through slabs come up often. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail, and we will never swap a specified collar for sealant.
Fire stopping in Ladwell, done properly
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. To price a package, call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with the schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. Site teams most often ask us about improvised or mixed-product fire seals and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls, across pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Ladwell, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Ladwell often combine new partitions with old walls. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Ladwell (SO21)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Places near Ladwell
What else we do in Ladwell
Leave it or put it right?
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed. Around Ladwell, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Send photographs of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you’re working to. Call for a quote.
Why appoint us
- CHAS accredited contractor
- Constructionline member
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Our process
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. First comes an inspection and agreement on 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. Smaller jobs around Ladwell can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and ask about anything unclear.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Quotes
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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What we can’t put right
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
If in doubt, phone 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
Keeping the joints sound
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. A short check at the end of each job saves a long hunt later.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job; found late, it can be one of many.
Your questions answered
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Ladwell?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes 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.
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Ladwell?
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 it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
How long does a job like this take?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit normally takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For bigger or phased jobs, we’ll set out a timescale with the quote.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Is colour matching possible?
Often, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
How long do sealant joints last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Service penetrations in Ladwell buildings
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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail. Ladwell is about 65 miles from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls; the gaps need the specified seal.
Tenant changes at parks like Sleepy Hollow Business Park (to the west of Ladwell) bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal. For a hotel such as Potters Heron Hotel, 1.1 miles to the south-west of Ladwell, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. On a hospital site such as Wessex Hospital, 1.8 miles to the south-east of Ladwell, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Ladwell is about 2 miles north of Chandler's Ford, in Hampshire. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Ladwell use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, from busy centres to rural villages. For work in that direction, see our Southampton page.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout SO21. Close to Ladwell, our area also takes in Hursley (1 mile north), Otterbourne (2 miles east), Compton (2 miles east), South Down (2 miles east) and Oliver's Battery (3 miles north-east). Further afield, our area takes in Winchester (5 miles north-east), Eastleigh (4 miles south-east), Fareham (14 miles south-east), Andover (14 miles north), Totton (8 miles south-west) and Hedge End (8 miles south-east).
What’s near Ladwell
Around Ladwell, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Thornden School and The Dolphin Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Ladwell is Chandlers Ford station, about 2 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Winchester Castle (4.6 miles north-east) and Romsey Community Hospital (4.2 miles west). Not far away are Flexford Nature Reserve.
For managing agents and facilities managers
We work for building owners and managing agents on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.