Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire
Fire stopping in Ludgershall, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Need fire stopping in Ludgershall?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How a job runs
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will 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. Rural sites near Ludgershall may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Preparing the site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
Quotes
To get a fixed quote, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. You can also send details through our quote form.
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Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Ludgershall
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4 and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. The enquiries we see most involve unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings and non-fire-rated filler around services, on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and pipe penetrations. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Ludgershall, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Rural conversions around Ludgershall can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Where
- Ludgershall (HP18)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Common questions from Ludgershall clients
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Bicester Community Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Is Ludgershall too far out for you?
No. Places such as Ludgershall are covered as much as the big towns. London and every South East county are within our area. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Can you send site paperwork?
Let us know which documents the site needs, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we’ll price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
Do you design or specify fire stopping?
No. The specification comes from your designer, fire engineer or building control. Our role is installing what they specify, to the product’s tested detail.
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.
Commercial clients in Ludgershall
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Ludgershall can form part of a wider programme across Buckinghamshire.
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Signs you need fire stopping in Ludgershall
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access typically bring them to light.
Look out for the following:
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Large healthcare estates like Bicester Community Hospital (to the north-west of Ludgershall) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
Before you book anyone
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
Fire stopping around Ludgershall: points for this area
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. Ludgershall is about 47 miles from central London. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls.
Industrial units on estates such as Rushbeds Industrial Estate, 1.5 miles to the south of Ludgershall, often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. In a building such as Church of St Mary, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Ludgershall is about 6 miles south-east of Bicester, in Buckinghamshire. Commercial clients in Ludgershall can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of Buckinghamshire. We work across 308 places in Buckinghamshire, from busy centres to rural villages. We also cover Oxford, around 11 miles from Ludgershall.
We cover the HP18 postcode districts. If your site is on High Street, Salters Lane and Bicester Road or close by, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Ludgershall are covered too, including Piddington (1 mile west), Brill (2 miles south), Grendon Underwood (2 miles north-east), Blackthorn (3 miles north-west) and Edgcott (3 miles north). Bigger towns within reach include Aylesbury (10 miles east), Buckingham (10 miles north), Elmhurst (10 miles east), Southcourt (10 miles east), Princes Risborough (13 miles south-east) and Haydon Hill (9 miles east).
Landmarks near Ludgershall
A little further out are Bicester Community Hospital (5.8 miles north-west). Not far away are Upper Ray Meadows.
Keeping the joints sound
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
Allow the manufacturer’s stated cure time before boxing in or decorating. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t, and the data sheet says which.
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 instead of being left for someone else.
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What the job involves on each surface
Linear joints
Joints at the top of partitions may need to move as the slab above deflects. We use the product and backing the detail names for that movement, along the full length of the run.
Masonry and concrete
Many seals are made in blockwork, brickwork or concrete slabs. Dust and loose debris are cleared out of the opening.
Why it’s worth doing now in Ludgershall
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme which is why earlier is better. Around Ludgershall, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Send photos of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Public liability insurance in place
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
Read our cost guide and how we’re accredited.