Fire Stopping in Little Ann
Commercial sealant work in Little Ann for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Fire stopping across Little Ann
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Little Ann, done properly
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 job is fitting fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those service penetrations, and along linear gaps, where it is the specified product. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal rather than guesswork. We work on cable penetrations, linear gaps at wall heads and pipe penetrations, and what we’re called in for most is penetration schedules that need working through and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Little Ann from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Little Ann 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.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Location
- Little Ann (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Keeping the joints sound
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
After the work, brief anyone else working in the area that the openings are now sealed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail, by someone who knows the system.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
Common questions from Little Ann clients
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like Andover College?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Andover War Memorial Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
How many days will you need on site?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit usually takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
How long before the joints can be used?
We’ll confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No. We are not members of a third-party fire-stopping installer scheme. Our credentials are CHAS accreditation, Constructionline membership and CSCS-carded applicators, and we are fully insured. Where a client or main contractor requires a scheme member, we’ll say so straight away rather than waste your time.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
Scotland sets its own building regulations, with Technical Handbooks, and England uses Approved Document B. Wherever the site is, our work follows the specification and the tested detail.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
On arrival, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, and the work usually takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. If others near Little Ann need work, visits can be combined. You’ll have a fixed quote before work starts.
- 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.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Send your site hours and access windows
Quotes
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to discuss it first.
Advice
Surface by surface
Drylining partitions
Plasterboard partitions are tested as a specific construction. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness before sealing.
Metal pipes
Sealant details often cover copper and steel pipework. Pipe diameter, annular gap, sealant depth and any pipe insulation all have to match the detail and we confirm each before sealing.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Little Ann
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Fire stopping in Little Ann: the local picture
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. At about 65 miles from central London, Little Ann is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
On a site such as Plot 5 Andover Business Park, 1.5 miles north of Little Ann, every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product. Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of St Mary the Virgin sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Little Ann is about 2 miles south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. We send applicators to Little Ann for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, large and small. We also cover Southampton, some 19 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: SP11 for service penetrations. If your site is on Salisbury Road, The Old Coach Road and Old Salisbury Road or close by, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Little Ann are covered too, including Abbotts Ann (1 mile west), Anna Valley (1 mile north-east), Red Rice (1 mile south), Monxton (2 miles north-west) and Amport (2 miles west). Bigger towns within reach include Winchester (13 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles south), Romsey (14 miles south), Hyde (12 miles south-east), Tidworth (7 miles north-west) and Weeke (11 miles south-east).
Near you in Little Ann
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Redrice School, John Hanson Community School and The Eagle pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Andover station, about 2 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.2 miles north-east) and Andover Museum (2.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Little Ann includes Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
When to call us in Little Ann
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
At a college such as Andover College (2.3 miles north-east of Little Ann), checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice.
Before you book anyone
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
Places near Little Ann
What else we do in Little Ann
Why deal with it now?
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed, so earlier action pays back. For buildings around smaller places like Little Ann, water damage can go unnoticed for longer, especially where a building isn’t used daily, so a failed joint can leak for a while before anyone sees it. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Little Ann
- CHAS accredited
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship