Fire Stopping in North Boarhunt
Sealant work in North Boarhunt for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping in North Boarhunt
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Questions about North Boarhunt
Can you work at a site such as Spurlings Industrial Estate, by North Boarhunt?
Yes, sites like Spurlings Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of North Boarhunt. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in North Boarhunt?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes 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.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
Does the weather affect the work?
Outside, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, and you deal with one contact throughout.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in North Boarhunt
Facilities managers in North Boarhunt often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it, matching the product and detail it names. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. Most enquiries involve builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab, across service gaps in risers, cable penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in North Boarhunt, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Around smaller places like North Boarhunt, penetration seals come up in schools, halls, pubs with rooms, care homes and farm buildings used as offices. Any service penetration through those walls should be closed with the specified product, set out as its test evidence shows.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application.
- Place
- North Boarhunt (PO17)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Towns and villages near North Boarhunt
What else we do in North Boarhunt
From enquiry to sign-off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. If others near North Boarhunt need work, visits can be combined. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Before we start on site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Quotes
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with what you know.
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Signs you need fire stopping in North Boarhunt
Head-of-wall joints and wall-to-wall junctions are frequent weak points. Deflection and building movement can open these gaps, and a product not tested for that movement may crack. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Holiday works at schools like Newtown Soberton Infant School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return.
What your quote should include
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Proof of insurance
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
Leave it or put it right?
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. Putting it right is typically a modest job when the openings are accessible. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. For buildings around smaller places like North Boarhunt, water damage can go unnoticed for longer, especially where a building isn’t used daily, so a failed joint can leak for a while before anyone sees it. Resealing early avoids that.
What a job costs comes down to the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote when you are ready.
What you get with us
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or how we’re accredited.
Maintenance after handover
Regular inspection catches problems early. In particular:
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
During planned inspections, look at seals in risers, cupboards and voids. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match, which saves guesswork.
Service penetrations in North Boarhunt buildings
North Boarhunt lies roughly 62 miles out from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of the Holy Trinity sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal. Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Knowle Hospital (2.8 miles west of North Boarhunt) all have compartment walls crossed by services.
North Boarhunt is about 4 miles north-east of Fareham, in Hampshire. Any commercial site in North Boarhunt is covered, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. North Boarhunt is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list for service penetrations. Sites around Portsmouth have their own page, roughly 7 miles from North Boarhunt.
If you need fire stopping in PO17, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. For a building on Trampers Lane and Bere Farm Lane or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Just outside North Boarhunt, we also work in Hundred Acres (1 mile north-west), Wickham Common (1 mile west), Boarhunt (2 miles south), Crockerhill (2 miles south-west) and Southwick (2 miles south-east). A short drive away, we cover Winchester (14 miles north-west), Gosport (6 miles south), Havant (7 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Fareham (4 miles south-west) and Horndean (6 miles east).
Around North Boarhunt
For rail, the closest station is Portchester station, about 3.3 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Fareham Shopping Centre (3.2 miles south-west) and Portchester Castle (4.2 miles south). Not far away are Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
Quoting for work in North Boarhunt
The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Access and working height
- Phasing around occupants
- Which sealant the job calls for
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, 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 to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we’ll return a fixed quote you can plan around. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.