Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Old Netley, Hampshire
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Old Netley and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping for businesses in Old Netley
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Old Netley
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Other openings need collars, wraps, batts, pillows or boards. If the detail calls for something other than sealant, we say so rather than force sealant into it. Site teams most often ask us about old intumescent sealant that has split away and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, across linear gaps at wall heads, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Old Netley? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Old Netley 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.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Location
- Old Netley (SO31)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When to call us in Old Netley
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Refits at places like Hedge End Retail Park, 2 miles to the north of Old Netley, often reroute services through walls between units.
Comparing quotes
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Their public liability cover
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
Our process
Site rules come first: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we are cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you, and each area is checked before we leave it. Smaller jobs around Old Netley can be grouped with others nearby. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and ask about anything unclear.
- 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.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Getting the site ready
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Ask for a 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.
Related advice
How the job changes by surface
Linear joints
Linear joints run along the head of a wall, at a slab edge or between two fire-resisting elements. BS EN 1366-4 testing sets the joint widths, depths, backing and movement a seal covers.
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe, and some details add wrapping or a set length of insulation. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
What else we do in Old Netley
Compartments and services around Old Netley
Old Netley is about 68 miles from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. The national BS 476 classes are due to drop out of it from 2 September 2029, leaving the European BS EN 13501-2 route, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
For a site team at a college like Itchen College, which lies north-west of Old Netley, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works. Halls and meeting rooms at places like St Paul’s Church sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Old Netley is about 2 miles south-west of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Our applicators travel to Old Netley for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Old Netley is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire for service penetrations.
Postcode districts covered here: SO31. Streets here include Darlee Gate, Green Lane and Cranbury Gardens, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Sites close to Old Netley are covered too, including Lowford (1 mile north-east), Bursledon (1 mile east), Butlocks Heath (1 mile south-west), Hound (1 mile south-west) and Netley (1 mile south-west). Bigger towns within reach include Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (10 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles east), Eastleigh (5 miles north), Fareham (6 miles south-east) and Horndean (14 miles east).
Local landmarks in Old Netley
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Oasis Academy Mayfield, Westwood Woodland Park and The Linden Tree pub. For rail, the closest station is Bursledon station, roughly 1 mile south-east. Well-known places in the area include Coldeast (2.3 miles south-east) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (1.6 miles east). The countryside around Old Netley includes Netley Common.
Questions we’re asked in Old Netley
Could you schedule work at a campus like Solent University for the vacation?
Yes. Education sites typically want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Will you take on work at estates like Hedge End Retail Park, close to Old Netley?
Yes. We cover Old Netley and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Hedge End Retail Park. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Will fire-rated sealant work on every penetration?
No. A sealant’s evidence covers set services, gaps and wall or floor types. Outside that, a different product is needed.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months on every job.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photographs and a postcode.
Do you work in Scotland as well as England?
Our work covers Greater London, the South East and every Scottish council area. Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects service penetrations to be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance, with proprietary products tested for the end use.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so for older buildings we ask for the asbestos register first. Work pauses if suspect material is found, until it has been tested.
Why it’s worth doing now in Old Netley
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Old Netley. Send photographs of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
Pricing service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you’re working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Why appoint us
- Constructionline member
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Clear, fixed quotes
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
Read our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
Quoting for work in Old Netley
These are the things that shape the price:
- Working within restricted access windows
- Which sealant the job calls for
- How much there is to seal
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Before you send an enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Doing it in-house
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.