Fire stopping in Shobley
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Shobley. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
Fire stopping near Shobley
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Shobley
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. We work on cable penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are seals that don’t match their tested detail and old intumescent sealant that has split away. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Shobley tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Smaller places such as Shobley still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
The 12-month guarantee covers our workmanship: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Place
- Shobley (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Maintenance after handover
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
After the work, brief anyone else working in the area that the openings are now sealed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there.
Common questions from Shobley clients
Can you work in a care home near Shobley with residents in?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like St Leonard's Hospital, something you do?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
BS EN 1366-3 covers penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 covers linear joints. Results are classified under BS EN 13501-2. The rating applies to the product as tested.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
How long does a job like this take?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work usually takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
Do you work in Shobley?
Yes. Shobley is in our area. For a quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Compartments and services around Shobley
The 2 miles around Shobley include three care or nursing homes. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Holiday works at schools like Poulner Infant School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return. In a building such as St John the Baptist, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. On a hospital site such as St Leonard's Hospital (5.7 miles south-west of Shobley), fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits.
Shobley is about 2 miles north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. We cover commercial sites throughout Shobley, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, from busy centres to rural villages. There’s a separate page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in BH24 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. If your building is just outside Shobley, we cover Forest Corner (1 mile south-west), Hangersley (1 mile west), Foulford (1 mile south), Highwood (1 mile north-west) and Poulner (1 mile west). Further afield, our area takes in Totton (11 miles east), Lymington (11 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), Hythe (15 miles east), New Milton (8 miles south-east) and Barton on Sea (9 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Shobley
In Shobley, that means premises near Ringwood School Academy, among other places. Nearby you’ll also find St Leonard's Hospital (5.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
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 where general trades tend to cut corners.
When it isn’t the sealant
Some faults sit outside our scope, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Shobley
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
Building owners, agents and FMs in Shobley
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Shobley can sit alongside others in a wider programme across Hampshire.
From enquiry to sign-off
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. On site, the work typically takes a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For a building around Shobley, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we’ll confirm the plan with the quote.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and ask about anything unclear.
- 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.
Before we start on site
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Ask for a quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over with what you know.
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Quoting for work in Shobley
These are the things that shape the price:
- Location, for remote and island sites
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Phasing around occupants
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Any specification or named product
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- The type of building and who uses it
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.