Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Little London, Hampshire
Commercial sealant work in Little London for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Need fire stopping in Little London?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Little London, done properly
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: its test evidence covers one product in one kind of wall or floor, with set services, gaps, depths and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow. If you have penetration schedules that need working through and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, we can help, on cable penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and pipe penetrations alike. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Little London tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
For a smaller site near Little London, 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.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: preparation, application and finish. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Little London (RG26)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Should maintenance staff do it?
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Also near Little London
Also in Little London
Why act early in Little London
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: every new cable or pipe adds another. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Little London, rather than one at a time. Send photographs of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why us?
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or how we’re accredited.
Aftercare for building managers
For the best life from the joints:
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
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.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there.
Do you need fire stopping in Little London?
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.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Office fit-outs on sites such as Berry Court Business Park, under half a mile south-west of Little London, add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it.
Comparing quotes
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
Quoting for work in Little London
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- The product specified
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Working within restricted access windows
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
Before you send an enquiry
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Let us know:
- Your programme or deadline
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- The postcode of the building
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Questions we are asked in Little London
What happens to BS 476 references for fire stopping in Little London?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part doesn’t change: the specified product, to its tested detail.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Do you work in Little London?
Yes. Little London is in our area and the rest of Hampshire. To discuss a job, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, but the work typically 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.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Service penetrations in Little London buildings
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 45 miles from central London, Little London is within reach of the capital. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls.
Hospital estates such as Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 3.6 miles south of Little London, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail. Older community buildings such as Saint Stephen's Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Little London is about 2 miles south-east of Tadley, in Hampshire. We send applicators to Little London for service penetrations. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, including Little London. There’s a separate page for Reading, roughly 10 miles from Little London.
We take on service penetrations across the RG26 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Streets here include Silchester Road and New Road. We also cover Pamber Green (1 mile west), Pamber End (1 mile south-west), Salters Heath (1 mile south-west), Silchester (2 miles north) and Pamber Heath (2 miles north) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Basingstoke (5 miles south), Farnborough (15 miles east), Fleet (12 miles east), Alton (14 miles south-east), Yateley (12 miles east) and Hook (7 miles south-east).
Around Little London
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Queens College Arms and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bramley (Hants) station, about 2.1 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Calleva Museum (1.7 miles north) and Basing House (5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Daneshill Park Woods.
On site: what to expect
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. 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 Little London, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we’ll confirm the plan with the quote.
- 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.
- 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.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Get a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. If you have questions first, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.