Fire Stopping in Soldridge
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Soldridge and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping for Soldridge sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Signs you need fire stopping in Soldridge
Mixing products or improvising a detail breaks the link with the test evidence. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are the usual culprits.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Tenant changes at parks like Lower Soldridge Business Park (to the north-east of Soldridge) bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal.
Before you book anyone
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- Proof of insurance
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- How the existing material will be dealt with
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Soldridge
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control. We fit the specified fire-rated sealant following that specification and the maker’s installation guidance. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, service gaps in risers and linear gaps at wall heads, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are openings left by services added after handover and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit. Searching for sealant specialists in Soldridge? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
A job near Soldridge is usually planned around one visit, with the specification and photos sent in advance. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Place
- Soldridge (GU34)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Maintenance after handover
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. Specifically:
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Treat an open penetration as a priority repair
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. A short check at the end of each job saves a long hunt later.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
Why it’s worth doing now in Soldridge
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. While the openings can be reached, sealing them is normally straightforward. Left until ceilings are closed or a tenant moves in, the same work costs more access and more disruption. Converted and older buildings near places like Soldridge tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we will price your job on its own details.
What you get with us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
What the job involves on each surface
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Bigger ducts and fire-resisting ductwork are normally handled with other products and we flag that rather than guess.
Plastic pipes
Waste and drainage pipes through floors are a frequent case. The detail decides whether sealant alone is enough, and we won’t substitute it for a specified collar.
Fire stopping in Soldridge: the local picture
Soldridge is about 50 miles from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Alton Community Hospital (4.1 miles north-east of Soldridge) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of the Good Shepherd sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal.
Soldridge is about 5 miles south-west of Alton, in Hampshire. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Soldridge, we can help. Soldridge is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list for service penetrations. Our Southampton page has more on work in that area (19 miles or so).
Business premises anywhere in GU34 are within our area for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Upper Soldridge Road, Rookwood Lane and Soldridge Road and the roads nearby. If your building is just outside Soldridge, we cover Medstead (1 mile north-east), Four Marks (1 mile east), South Town (1 mile north), Hattingley (2 miles north) and New Copse (2 miles north). Nearby towns on our patch include Basingstoke (11 miles north), Winchester (11 miles west), Eastleigh (15 miles south-west), Fleet (15 miles north-east), Horndean (14 miles south) and Alton (5 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Soldridge
Other landmarks nearby include Alton Community Hospital (4.1 miles north-east) and Barton Castle (2.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Red Hill.
Places near Soldridge
Other services in Soldridge
Soldridge: questions and answers
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Soldridge?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes 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 cover business parks and estates near Soldridge, such as Lower Soldridge Business Park?
Yes. We cover Soldridge and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Lower Soldridge Business Park. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Is colour matching possible?
It depends on the product. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we’ll price the work to it.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards, as many construction sites ask for.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
Our process
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. For work around Soldridge, we aim to finish in one visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Quotes
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Related advice
Quoting for work in Soldridge
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It allows for:
- The total length or number of joints
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- The size and state of each joint
- Whether the work must be split into stages
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Sending details for a quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any dates the work must fit around
- The postcode of the building
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.