Fire stopping in Mansbridge
Fire stopping for Mansbridge, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Fire stopping across Mansbridge
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Signs you need fire stopping in Mansbridge
Physical damage is another reason seals stop doing their job. Seals get knocked during maintenance, cut back to add a cable or pulled out when services are swapped, and the repair is often skipped.
Clients typically get in touch after noticing something like this:
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Colleges such as Eastleigh College (to the north of Mansbridge) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
Comparing quotes
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- How they’ll work around occupants
Fire stopping in Mansbridge, done properly
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. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. If you have unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings and old intumescent sealant that has split away, we can help. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Mansbridge from the first photos to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Converted and extended buildings around places like Mansbridge can mix old and new construction, so it’s worth confirming the wall or floor type before choosing the seal. The right product depends on the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we’ll tell you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Location
- Mansbridge (SO18, SO16, SO17)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. For a site in Mansbridge, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned.
- 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
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Get a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
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What else we do in Mansbridge
Commercial clients in Mansbridge
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
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.
What we can’t put right
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. These need a different solution:
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
How the quote is worked out
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Access and working height
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Before you send an enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- The postcode of the building
- Access details, including height
- Any specification or named product
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos to discuss it first.
Your questions answered
Will you take on work at estates like Belgrave Industrial Estate, close to Mansbridge?
Yes. Our area takes in Mansbridge and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Belgrave Industrial Estate included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Mansbridge?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
When can the area be used after sealing?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Will you quote for a small job?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, and you deal with one contact throughout.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
What hours do you work?
Mention the site’s hours and access windows in your enquiry, and we will schedule the work to suit. Our office runs Monday to Friday, 8am until 5pm.
Fire stopping around Mansbridge: what changes locally
Mansbridge lies roughly 67 miles out from central London. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls. There are four care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Mansbridge. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal.
For a unit at a centre such as Chestnut Avenue Retail Park, 2.3 miles to the north-west of Mansbridge, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit. At a healthcare site like Moorgreen Hospital, 1.9 miles east of Mansbridge, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Mansbridge is about 2 miles north-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Mansbridge can call on us for service penetrations. 30 places across Southampton fall within our area, Mansbridge among them.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout SO18, SO16 and SO17, whatever the building. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Wide Lane, Dart Road and Copse Road and the roads nearby. Main routes into Mansbridge include the A27, useful when we plan access and materials. If your building is just outside Mansbridge, we cover Townhill Park (1 mile south-east), Swaythling (1 mile west), Midanbury (1 mile south), Chartwell Green (1 mile south-east) and Bitterne Park (1 mile south). A short drive away, we cover Shirley (3 miles west), Regents Park (3 miles west), Sholing (3 miles south), Maybush (4 miles west), Woolston (3 miles south) and Coxford (3 miles west).
Near you in Mansbridge
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Gregg School, Bitterne Park School and Riverside Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Swaythling station, about 0.6 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (1.6 miles south) and Netley Castle (4.1 miles south). For a walk, there’s Netley Common.
What happens if it’s left?
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first and the building feels the difference. In a smaller place such as Mansbridge, getting a contractor back for a second visit takes time, so we’d suggest renewing all the joints that are going, not just the worst.
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
What you get with us
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- CHAS accredited contractor
- CSCS-carded applicators
See our cost guide or how we’re accredited.