Peel Common fire stopping
Work needed on a service penetration in Peel Common? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Fire stopping in Peel Common
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Keeping the joints sound
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match, and it helps at inspections.
Fire stopping in Peel Common, done properly
We are commercial sealant applicators, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators on site. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate, and we won’t pretend otherwise. What we offer is careful installation of the specified sealant to its tested detail, with a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, service gaps in risers and pipe penetrations, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and fire sealant pulled out of the opening. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Peel Common, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
For a smaller site near Peel Common, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, with the specification and photographs sent in advance. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Location
- Peel Common (PO14)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Signs you need fire stopping in Peel Common
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position and has to be removed.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Openings left by services added after handover
At a retail site such as Speedfields Retail Park, 0.8 miles to the north of Peel Common, walls between units may be fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need the specified seal.
Comparing quotes
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
When it isn’t the sealant
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. It won’t fix:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
FAQs: Peel Common
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Peel Common?
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 Peel Common too far out for you?
Not at all. Peel Common is within our area. London and every South East county are within our area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
Can you fit around our working hours?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
Who decides which product is used?
The specification comes first, if there is one. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Our process
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work normally takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. For a building around Peel Common, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we will confirm the plan with the quote.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Get a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Advice
Fire-rated sealing for Peel Common buildings
Peel Common lies roughly 67 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. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. 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.
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Portsmouth - North Zone (to the south-east of Peel Common) see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified. On a hospital site such as Gosport War Memorial Hospital (2.8 miles south-east of Peel Common), fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Peel Common is about 2 miles south of Fareham, in Hampshire. Anywhere in PO14, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Peel Common is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in PO14 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Streets here include Woodcote Lane and Newgate Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Just outside Peel Common, we also work in Crofton (1 mile west), Rowner (1 mile east), Bridgemary (1 mile east), Lee-on-the-Solent (1 mile south) and Elson (2 miles east). Further afield, our area takes in Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (12 miles north-west), Horndean (10 miles north-east), Totton (15 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (14 miles north-west) and Hedge End (8 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Peel Common
We work on buildings around Bridgemary School and Baycroft School. The closest station to Peel Common is Fareham station, about 2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Fareham Shopping Centre (2.1 miles north) and Gosport War Memorial Hospital (2.8 miles south-east). Not far away are West of the River Alver and Portsdown Hill.
Different surfaces, different methods
Risers and ceiling voids
Openings above suspended ceilings are easy to miss. We follow your schedule area by area.
Metal pipes
Heat travels along metal pipework, and some details add wrapping or a set length of insulation. We follow whatever the detail requires and flag anything we can’t match.
How the quote is worked out
What shapes the price:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The total length or number of joints
- Location, for remote and island sites
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Before you send an enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The postcode of the building
- Your programme or deadline
For a fixed quote, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. You can also send details through our quote form.