Fire Stopping in Murrell Green
Fire stopping for Murrell Green, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Need fire stopping in Murrell Green?
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Our process
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. Rural sites near Murrell Green may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Send that with the details and we will confirm the plan with the quote.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Advice
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Murrell Green
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. We work on service gaps in risers, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Murrell Green, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Murrell Green often combine new partitions with old walls. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, wherever the site is. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Where
- Murrell Green (RG27)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Should maintenance staff do it?
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Towns and villages near Murrell Green
More services for Murrell Green
Fire stopping in Murrell Green: the local picture
At about 39 miles from central London, Murrell Green is within reach of the capital. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
For a building such as St John the Evangelist, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing. In a hotel such as Hook House Hotel (0.7 miles west of Murrell Green), new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product.
Murrell Green is about 4 miles west of Fleet, in Hampshire. We cover Murrell Green and the rest of Hampshire, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, Murrell Green among them. We also cover Reading, some 11 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the RG27 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Nearby places we also cover include West Green (1 mile north-east), Hook (1 mile west), Phoenix Green (1 mile east), Winchfield (1 mile east) and Hook Common (2 miles south-west) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Basingstoke (7 miles west), Farnborough (7 miles east), Fleet (4 miles east), Aldershot (8 miles east), Alton (10 miles south) and Yateley (6 miles north-east).
Around Murrell Green
The nearest railway station is Winchfield station, about 1.3 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Odiham Castle (2.2 miles south-west) and Fleet Community Hospital (3.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Fleet Pond Nature Reserve and Tundry Hill.
How the quote is worked out
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Access and working height
- Working within restricted access windows
- The total length or number of joints
- Which sealant the job calls for
Pricing service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access. Ask us for a fixed quote.
What we need to price the job
However big the job, the same details help:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Access details, including height
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Questions about Murrell Green
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Murrell Green?
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.
Is Murrell Green too far out for you?
No. Places such as Murrell Green are covered as much as the big towns. London and every South East county are within our area. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Typically, yes. Phased work can be planned so areas stay in use.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months on every job.
Will you quote for a small job?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
How many days will you need on site?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work normally takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we’ll give you a timescale with the quote.
When to call us in Murrell Green
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.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Openings left by services added after handover
For a school such as Hook Junior School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Comparing quotes
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
How the job changes by surface
Metal pipes
Copper and steel pipes are a common service penetration for fire-rated sealant. Pipe diameter, annular gap, sealant depth and any pipe insulation all have to match the detail and we confirm each before sealing.
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do.
After the work
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. Our advice:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job.