Fire stopping in Remenham
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Remenham. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Fire stopping near Remenham
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Compartments and services around Remenham
Remenham has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. At about 34 miles from central London, Remenham is within reach of the capital. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls.
At a university such as University of Reading (4.3 miles south of Remenham), labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work. In a school such as Rupert House School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified.
Remenham is about 5 miles west of Marlow, in Wokingham. Our applicators travel to Remenham for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Remenham is one of 42 places we cover in Wokingham for service penetrations. Reading is covered too, around 8 miles from Remenham.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout RG9. If your building is just outside Remenham, we cover Aston (1 mile east), Remenham Hill (1 mile south-east), Mill End (1 mile north-east), Medmenham (2 miles east) and Cockpole Green (2 miles south-east). Further afield, our area takes in Wokingham (10 miles south), Woodley (7 miles south), Earley (8 miles south), Crowthorne (13 miles south), Lower Earley (9 miles south) and Winnersh (8 miles south).
Local landmarks in Remenham
We work on buildings around Fawley Court and Temple Island, Old White Horse pub and Badgemore Primary School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Henley-On-Thames station, about 1.2 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (1.4 miles south) and Marlow Community Hospital (5.4 miles east). The countryside around Remenham includes Hurley Chalk Pit.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Remenham
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. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail. If you have seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and fire sealant pulled out of the opening, we can help. Whoever orders the work in Remenham, the brief is usually the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
A job near Remenham is typically planned around one visit, so send the specification and photos first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Place
- Remenham (RG9)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Should maintenance staff do it?
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Nearby places to Remenham
What else we do in Remenham
How the job changes by surface
Metal pipes
Sealant details often cover copper and steel pipework. Pipe diameter, annular gap, sealant depth and any pipe insulation all have to match the detail and we confirm each before sealing.
Masonry and concrete
Many seals are made in blockwork, brickwork or concrete slabs. Dust and debris are cleared from the opening.
Do you need fire stopping in Remenham?
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. The opening looks sealed but has no fire test evidence behind it and has to be removed.
Things that typically lead to an enquiry:
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of St Nicholas sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
What to look for in a quote
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Their approach to joint depth and backing
What sets the cost
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Phasing around occupants
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Travel to remote or 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.
Sending details for a quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Specification clauses that apply
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The site address and postcode
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
From enquiry to sign-off
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Everything around the joints gets protected before anything is cut or cleaned, and the work normally takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. Smaller jobs around Remenham can be grouped with others nearby. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- 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.
What we need from you
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Getting a fixed quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Advice
FAQs: Remenham
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Remenham?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B drops its BS 476 references in favour of BS EN 13501-2 classification, with transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Remenham?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. 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.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
Will you come and look before quoting?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
Do you work in Remenham?
Yes. Remenham is in our area and the rest of Wokingham, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. To discuss a job, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
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.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
Normally, yes. We phase the work so most of the building stays in use.
Aftercare for building managers
Sealant joints are maintenance items, and how long they last depends on how they’re treated. We suggest:
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown and get them dealt with.
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.