Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Perham Down, Hampshire
Sealant work in Perham Down for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Fire stopping in Perham Down
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
When to bring in a specialist
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Perham Down
It helps to set out our role at the start. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control; sign-off sits with them too. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on sites in Perham Down. We work on cable penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are old intumescent sealant that has split away and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Perham Down, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around smaller places like Perham Down, penetration seals come up in schools, halls, pubs with rooms, care homes and farm buildings used as offices. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work in Hampshire. If an installation problem shows up, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Perham Down (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Service penetrations in Perham Down buildings
At about 69 miles from central London, Perham Down is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
In a hotel such as Prince of Wales Hotel, which lies north of Perham Down, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product. Schools such as The Wellington Academy often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards. Offices at parks like Ludgershall Business Park (0.7 miles north of Perham Down) are re-cabled with each new tenant, and compartment walls need sealing afterwards to the tested detail.
Perham Down is about 7 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Perham Down. We work across 723 places in Hampshire, large and small. Southampton is covered too, around 25 miles from Perham Down.
We cover the SP11 postcode districts. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Perth Road, Somme Road and Upnor Close. Sites close to Perham Down are covered too, including Great Shoddesden (1 mile east), Ludgershall (1 mile north), Tidworth (1 mile west), Kimpton (2 miles south-east) and Shipton Bellinger (3 miles south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Andover (7 miles east), Whitchurch (13 miles east), East Anton (7 miles east), Picket Piece (8 miles east), Picket Twenty (8 miles east) and Finkley Down (8 miles east).
Near you in Perham Down
For rail, the closest station is Grateley station, about 4.9 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Ludgershall Castle (1.3 miles north). Open spaces near Perham Down include Quarley Hill.
Perham Down: questions and answers
Is Perham Down too far out for you?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. London and every South East county are within our area. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Can you work at a site such as Ludgershall Business Park, by Perham Down?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Perham Down, Ludgershall Business Park among them, are all within reach. To start, just call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
In many cases, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
How long before the joints can be used?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Do you take on small jobs?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
For managing agents and facilities managers
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
Looking after the joints
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Pass these on to them:
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
Never top up a fire seal with foam, ordinary silicone or filler. A repair should use the original product, installed the same way.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate.
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Quoting for work in Perham Down
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Access and working height
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Travel to remote or island sites
No two sites price the same: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
What we need to price the job
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Specification clauses that apply
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
Our process
Before we leave any area, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint, ready for your sign-off. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. Rural sites near Perham Down may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- 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.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Quotes
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
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Why deal with it now?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, and doing it once, properly, is cheaper. Halls, stores and units around places like Perham Down may not be checked every day, which gives a failed joint time to do damage. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
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 clients in Perham Down choose us
- CHAS accredited
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- One number for every site we cover
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.