Fire stopping in Reading
Looking for fire stopping in Reading? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping for Reading sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Reading
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
About our fire stopping in Reading
Where pipes, cables and other services cross a compartment wall or floor, the opening around them has to be closed so fire and smoke can’t move between compartments. Our job is fitting fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those service penetrations, and along linear gaps, where it is the specified product. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal, not a rule of thumb. If you are dealing with improvised or mixed-product fire seals and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, we can help. Looking for mastic applicators who cover Reading? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Refits on business parks and in shopping centres around large towns like Reading bring new cables and pipework through compartment walls. Each new penetration needs closing with the product the specification calls for, and fire-rated sealant goes in to the product’s tested detail where that is what’s specified.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
Also near Reading
Other services in Reading
How the quote is worked out
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- How much existing material needs removing
- Working within restricted access windows
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
We don’t publish prices, since every building and every scope is different. For a fixed figure, call for a quote.
What to include in your enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Specification clauses that apply
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. If you have questions first, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
When it isn’t the sealant
Being straight saves everyone time. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
- 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.
Where we work in Reading
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Penetration seals near Reading
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. There are plenty of hotels within about 2 miles of Reading. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail.
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Spire Dunedin Hospital, less than half a mile to the west of Reading, all have compartment walls crossed by services. For a unit at a site such as Reading Link Retail Park, under half a mile south of Reading, any new service through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the tested detail.
Reading is about 38 miles west of London, in Reading. Our applicators travel to Reading for work on service penetrations. We work across 17 places in Reading.
We take on service penetrations across the RG6, RG31, RG1 and RG30 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Among the streets we cover are Downshire Square, Market Way and Market Place. Main routes into Reading include the A4 and A33. We also cover Coley Park (1 mile south-west), West Reading (1 mile north-west), Newtown (1 mile east), Lower Caversham (1 mile north-east) and Whitley (2 miles south-east) for service penetrations.
Landmarks near Reading
Recent enquiries here include premises near Eurospeak Language School, University of Reading library and Former Kennet Arms. Other local landmarks include Kendrick School (0.6 miles north-east) and Eldon Square (0.9 miles east). Reading’s nearest station is Reading West station, about 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Beaumys Castle (5 miles south) and The Oracle (less than half a mile north-east). Green spaces nearby include Sonning Hill and Longwater.
Common problems we fix in Reading
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:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
For a hotel such as Crescent Hotel (less than half a mile west of Reading), penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
Comparing quotes
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Diagnose, treat, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. We inspect the joints and confirm what’s in scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. Bigger buildings in Reading are typically done in phases agreed with the site or facilities manager, keeping disruption low. Photos and drawings let us propose a sequence with the quote.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
What we need from you
- 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
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Advice
Questions we’re asked in Reading
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Reading?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
What happens to BS 476 references for fire stopping in Reading?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is 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.
Do you take on small jobs?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
How do I request a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
How long does a typical visit take?
That varies with the scale of the job, though a typical visit usually takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.
How long do sealant joints 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.
Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Not every fire-rated product can be painted.
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.