Fire Stopping in Netley
Fire stopping in Netley, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping across Netley
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Netley: the local picture
For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. Netley lies roughly 69 miles out from central London. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
Tenant changes at parks like Ensign Way Business Park, 1.6 miles to the south-east of Netley, bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal. Residences at universities like Southampton Solent University (3.2 miles north-west of Netley) have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change. Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like Southampton City College Marine Skills Centre (to the north-west of Netley) are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal.
Netley is about 3 miles north-east of Hythe, in Hampshire. We cover Netley, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, Netley among them.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in SO31 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. If your site is on Station Road, The Crescent and Hunt Avenue or close by, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Close to Netley, our area also takes in Butlocks Heath (1 mile north-east), Hound (1 mile south-east), Weston (1 mile north-west), Old Netley (1 mile north-east) and Lowford (1 mile north-east). A short drive away, we cover Winchester (13 miles north), Gosport (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (7 miles east), Horndean (15 miles east) and Totton (8 miles west).
Around Netley
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Grove Park Business and Enterprise College, Westwood Woodland Park and The Hamble School. Netley has its own railway station: Netley station. Other landmarks nearby include Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (2.5 miles east) and Coldeast (2.8 miles east). For a walk, there’s Mercury Marshes.
Fire stopping in Netley
It helps to set out our role at the start. The designer, fire engineer or building control decides which fire stopping is required. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant following that specification and the maker’s installation guidance on buildings around Netley. The enquiries we see most involve builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings, across joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, pipe penetrations and service gaps in risers. Searching for sealant specialists in Netley? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Buildings in a smaller place such as Netley that need fire-rated sealing are typically schools, care homes, surgeries, small offices and flats over shops. Specified fire-rated sealant goes around new services there, built to match the manufacturer’s detail.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Where
- Netley (SO31)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
General trades versus a specialist
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Honest limits
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
How a job runs
At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, ready for your sign-off. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. For a job in Netley, the main thing is a clear picture of the work, so send photos of each area. You’ll then get a fixed price for the work.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- 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.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Preparing the site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Send your site hours and access windows
Get a fixed quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Advice
How the quote is worked out
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How accessible the joints are
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- How much existing material needs removing
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Before you send an enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, these details speed things up:
- The site address and postcode
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Access details, including height
- The product your specification calls for
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Surface by surface
Small ducts
Ducts are only sealed with sealant where the detail allows it. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. Each gap is measured where it is widest against the detail’s limits.
Looking after the joints
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
Store the specified product details somewhere the next contractor can find them. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. Then the seal goes in while the area is open, not months later.
Common questions from Netley clients
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Netley?
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. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Does your area include sites such as Ensign Way Business Park, near Netley?
Yes. Our area takes in Netley and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Ensign Way Business Park included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
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. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
Do you need to see the site first?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
How do we ask for a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings. Include photos or drawings if you have them.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
In many cases, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.