Fire Stopping in Oakshott
Looking for fire stopping in Oakshott? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Fire stopping for Oakshott sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Oakshott
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. Most enquiries involve service penetrations left open after M&E works and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal, across linear gaps at wall heads, cable penetrations and service gaps in risers. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Oakshott, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
For a smaller site near Oakshott, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, so send the specification and photographs first. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
We stand behind the joints we seal with a 12-month guarantee. It covers how we prepared and applied the sealant, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Location
- Oakshott (GU33, GU32)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
Allow the manufacturer’s stated cure time before boxing in or decorating. Not every fire-rated product can be painted, and the data sheet says which.
On fit-outs, get the fire-stopping specification agreed before the services go in. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts.
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Common questions from Oakshott clients
Will you take on work at estates like Ham Barn Business Park, close to Oakshott?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Oakshott, Ham Barn Business Park among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Oakshott?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part doesn’t change: the specified product, to its tested detail.
Is colour matching possible?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Can the building stay open while you work?
Yes, as long as we plan it. 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?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
How do you choose the sealant?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photographs, drawings or a joint schedule. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
What the job involves on each surface
Small ducts
We seal around ducts only within what the tested detail covers. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers.
Where services cross fire walls in Oakshott
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. From 2 September 2029, BS 476 references are being taken out of Approved Document B, leaving BS EN 13501-2 classification as the route, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. Oakshott is about 48 miles from central London. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls.
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of St Peter and St Paul sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal. Hospital estates such as Petersfield Hospital, 2.9 miles to the south of Oakshott, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail. On a site such as Ham Barn Business Park (2.1 miles north-east of Oakshott), every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product.
Oakshott is about 3 miles north of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Across the GU33 postcode area, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, Oakshott among them. Our Portsmouth page has more on work in that area (17 miles or so).
We cover the GU33 and GU32 postcode districts for service penetrations. Just outside Oakshott, we also work in Hawkley (1 mile north-east), Steep Marsh (1 mile south), Lower Green (1 mile north), Steep (1 mile south) and High Cross (2 miles south-west). A short drive away, we cover Havant (13 miles south), Horndean (10 miles south), Alton (7 miles north), Waterlooville (12 miles south), Petersfield (3 miles south) and Purbrook (13 miles south).
What’s near Oakshott
In Oakshott, that means premises near Hawkley Inn. For rail, the closest station is Liss station, about 2.2 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Bear Museum (3.1 miles south) and Petersfield Community Hospital (2.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Liss Riverside Railway Walk South and Wheatham Hill.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Oakshott
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor, on new build and refurbishment alike. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Why deal with it now?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. Correcting it means cutting it out and starting again with the specified product. Older rural buildings around Oakshott move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why us?
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Fully insured
- One contact handling all your sites
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and insurance.
From enquiry to sign-off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. For work around Oakshott, we aim to finish in one visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- 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
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Ask for a quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we’ll arrange one.
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What sets the cost
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Joint width, depth and condition
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Sending details for a quote
A few photos plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- What the building is and how it’s used
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.