Poulner fire stopping
Work needed on a service penetration in Poulner? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping in Poulner
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Common questions from Poulner clients
Do you seal service penetrations in hotels around Poulner?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we’ll tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
Would you work within a site like St Leonard's Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
How long do sealant joints last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months on every job.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Can you fit around our working hours?
We’re in the office from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday. Tell us your site hours and access windows and the work will be fitted around them.
Fire stopping in Poulner
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. If you have builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and seals that don’t match their tested detail, we can help, whatever the surface. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Poulner tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Fire-rated sealing in a place like Poulner is normally a single building at a time. With the specification and photographs of the gaps, we can give a fixed quote and bring the right products.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Poulner (BH24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll say what we think.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Different surfaces, different methods
Small ducts
Some fire-rated sealant details cover small ducts. Bigger ducts and fire-resisting ductwork are normally handled with other products, and we will say if that applies.
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. Openings around new cables are resealed to the detail, and any bundle too large for sealant alone is flagged.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
When we get to site, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work usually takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. For a site in Poulner, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- 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.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Preparing the site
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Arrange parking or a loading space
Quotes
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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Signs you need fire stopping in Poulner
Linear gaps fail where a fire-resisting wall meets a slab, soffit or another wall. Movement in the frame or slab can open the joint, and a product not tested for that movement may crack. Linear joint details set a width range and movement capability, and the seal has to sit within them.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
In a building such as St John the Baptist, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
What to look for in a quote
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
- Their public liability cover
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
What sets the cost
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- The total length or number of joints
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Sending details for a quote
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- The type of building and who uses it
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- The product your specification calls for
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Leave it or put it right?
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed, so earlier action pays back. For buildings in places like Poulner, one well-planned visit beats several small ones, so it’s worth dealing with every failing joint at once.
A quote for service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Why clients in Poulner choose us
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- CHAS accredited contractor
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
Fire stopping around Poulner: how the place shapes the job
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. The 2 miles around Poulner include four care or nursing homes. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Tenant changes at parks like Platinum Jubilee Business Park, 0.8 miles to the south of Poulner, bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal. For a hospital such as St Leonard's Hospital, 4.4 miles to the south-west of Poulner, penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first.
Poulner is about 1 mile north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. We cover Poulner and the rest of Hampshire, and jobs here get the same fixed quote and 12-month guarantee as anywhere else. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, Poulner among them. There’s a separate page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: BH24. Streets here include Oak Lane, Link Road and Croft Road. If your building is just outside Poulner, we cover Ringwood (1 mile south-west), Hightown (1 mile south), Hangersley (1 mile north-east), Blashford (1 mile north-west) and Forest Corner (1 mile east). Further afield, our area takes in Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), New Milton (8 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (9 miles south-east), Marchwood (14 miles east) and Ashley (8 miles south-east).
What’s near Poulner
Recent enquiries here include premises near Ringwood School Academy and White Hart Public House. Well-known places in the area include St Leonard's Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Poulner include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.