Fire stopping in Ossemsley
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Ossemsley and across Hampshire. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Fire stopping near Ossemsley
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Why act early in Ossemsley
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small. Older rural buildings around Ossemsley move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
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.
Why us?
- CSCS-carded applicators
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Fire stopping in Ossemsley, done properly
No fire sealant works on its own: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. We match each opening to that detail before any sealant goes in, and raise it with you if it falls outside. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are damaged fire seals in risers and voids and snag lists that include open service penetrations. Searching for sealant specialists in Ossemsley? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005.
For a smaller site near Ossemsley, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, so send the specification and photographs first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Ossemsley (BH25)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
How the quote is worked out
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- How accessible the joints are
- How much there is to seal
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
What to include in your enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- The product your specification calls for
- The type of building and who uses it
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Compartments and services around Ossemsley
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. 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.
Hotels like East Close Country House Hotel, 1.3 miles south-west of Ossemsley, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls. Where a unit on an estate such as Gore Road Industrial Estate, 1.8 miles south of Ossemsley, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail. Older community buildings such as St John that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Ossemsley is about 2 miles north of New Milton, in Hampshire. Across the BH25 postcode area, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. We work across 723 places in Hampshire. We also cover Southampton, around 15 miles from Ossemsley.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in BH25 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. If your site is on Green Lane and Ossemsley South Drive or close by, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. We also cover Bashley (1 mile south-east), Wootton (1 mile north), Tiptoe (2 miles east), Mead End (2 miles east) and Ashley (2 miles south-east) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Totton (12 miles north-east), Lymington (5 miles east), Hythe (13 miles north-east), Ringwood (7 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (3 miles south) and Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east).
What’s near Ossemsley
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Arnewood School and The Rising Sun pub. For rail, the closest station is New Milton station, roughly 1.7 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Highcliffe Castle (3.5 miles south-west) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (1 mile south). Open spaces near Ossemsley include Milford on Sea LNR.
Questions about Ossemsley
Will you take on work at estates like Gore Road Industrial Estate, close to Ossemsley?
Yes. Our area takes in Ossemsley and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Gore Road Industrial Estate included. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Would you work within a site like Lymington New Forest Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. EI 60 means integrity and insulation for 60 minutes in the tested arrangement; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
How long will the new sealant last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Can you send site paperwork?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we will confirm it when we quote.
Work for main contractors and building owners
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
What we can’t put right
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We’ll tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If you’re not sure, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Ossemsley
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Should maintenance staff do it?
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Other services in Ossemsley
On site: what to expect
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. We sign and contain the area we’re in, keep walkways clear and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. For a building around Ossemsley, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and ask about anything unclear.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- 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.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Getting the site ready
- Flag any permit to work we’ll need
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Getting a fixed quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.