Leckford fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Leckford and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Fire stopping near Leckford
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Leckford
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. If you’re dealing with seals that don’t match their tested detail and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, we can help, whatever the surface. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Leckford from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
A job near Leckford is normally planned around one visit, so send the specification and photographs first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
We stand by our work with a 12-month guarantee. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Place
- Leckford (SO20)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
How the job changes by surface
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe. We follow whatever the detail requires and flag anything we can’t match.
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter.
Why deal with it now?
Open penetrations multiply: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. Around Leckford, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once. Send photos of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
There’s no price list, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. For a fixed figure, call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
Why appoint us
- Constructionline member
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- CSCS-carded applicators
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
What we can’t put right
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
How the quote is worked out
We price every job individually. The things that drive the figure:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- The product specified
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What to include in your enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- The product your specification calls for
- When you need the work done
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Also near Leckford
Other services in Leckford
From enquiry to sign-off
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. The work area is signed and kept contained, with routes through the building left open and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. If others near Leckford need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Quotes
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Advice
Service penetrations in Leckford buildings
Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. A 2-mile radius around Leckford takes in a number of hotels. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are normally fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
In a building such as Church of St Nicholas, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. At a healthcare site like Andover War Memorial Hospital, 5.6 miles north of Leckford, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal. For a school such as Test Valley School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Leckford is about 5 miles south of Andover, in Hampshire. Across the SO20 postcode area, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, including Leckford. Southampton is covered too, some 15 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in SO20 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. If your building is just outside Leckford, we cover Longstock (1 mile west), Fullerton (1 mile north), Cottonworth (1 mile north), Chilbolton (2 miles north-east) and Stockbridge (2 miles south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Winchester (8 miles south-east), Eastleigh (13 miles south-east), Andover (5 miles north), Totton (15 miles south), Chandler's Ford (11 miles south) and Romsey (10 miles south).
Local landmarks in Leckford
Around Leckford, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Peat Spade Public House and Longstock Park and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Andover War Memorial Hospital (5.6 miles north). Open spaces near Leckford include Mill Lake.
Questions we’re asked in Leckford
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Leckford?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Would you work within a site like Andover War Memorial Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Do you take on small jobs?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
How long do sealant joints last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Internal work is far less affected.
Aftercare for building managers
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
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.
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.