Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Lyneham, Oxfordshire
Fire stopping for Lyneham, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Fire stopping in Lyneham
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Questions we’re asked in Lyneham
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Lyneham?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we’ll tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Lyneham?
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.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, though not damage or work by other trades.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Can you quote from photographs?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, and bigger or more complex jobs usually get a visit.
How we handle fire stopping in Lyneham
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. If the detail calls for something other than sealant, we say so rather than force sealant into it. If you’re dealing with expanding foam used as fire stopping and fire sealant pulled out of the opening, we can put it right. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Lyneham from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
A job near Lyneham is typically planned around one visit, with the specification and photos sent in advance. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, in Lyneham as everywhere else we work. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Lyneham (OX7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What sets the cost
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What to include in your enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- When you need the work done
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email to discuss it first.
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Aftercare for building managers
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Record which product was used where
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown and get them dealt with.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate, which saves guesswork.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. Smaller jobs around Lyneham can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Preparing the site
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Get a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote you can plan around. If you have questions first, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
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Why deal with it now?
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down. Around Lyneham, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Photos of every joint help us quote for the whole job.
Cost follows what’s involved: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote.
Why us?
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- CHAS accredited
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
When it isn’t the sealant
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You’ll hear from us if the cause turns out to be any of the following:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
Not sure which it is? You can phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Do you need fire stopping in Lyneham?
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Around Lyneham, we install fire-rated and intumescent sealant to the product’s tested detail wherever it is the specified product.
What to look for in a quote
- How they’ll work around occupants
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Their public liability cover
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
Fire stopping around Lyneham: what changes locally
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. Lyneham lies roughly 70 miles out from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls.
On a site such as Wychwood Business Centre (1.6 miles south of Lyneham), every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product.
Lyneham is about 8 miles north of Carterton, in Oxfordshire. We send applicators to Lyneham for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Lyneham is one of 423 places in Oxfordshire on our list for service penetrations. Sites around Oxford have their own page, roughly 18 miles from Lyneham.
We take on service penetrations across the OX7 postcode area. We also cover Shipton-under-Wychwood (2 miles south), Ascott Earl (2 miles south-east), Ascott-under-Wychwood (2 miles south-east), Ascott d'Oyley (2 miles south-east) and Chilson (3 miles east) for service penetrations. Nearby towns on our patch include Witney (8 miles south-east), Carterton (8 miles south), Kidlington (14 miles east), Chipping Norton (5 miles north-east), Woodstock (11 miles east) and Cogges (8 miles south-east).
Around Lyneham
The nearest railway station is Shipton station, about 1.1 miles south of the centre.