Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Stanmore, Hampshire
Planning work on a service penetration in Stanmore? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping for Stanmore sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
After the work
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t, and the data sheet says which.
Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts, and installation follows the programme.
Fire stopping in Stanmore
Opened ceilings and riser doors often reveal service openings nobody sealed. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. Site teams most often ask us about unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal, on pipe penetrations, cable penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. For commercial sealant work in Stanmore, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Around smaller places like Stanmore, many commercial buildings are conversions or extensions of older ones, so the wall or floor a service passes through isn’t always what the drawings assume. The right product depends on the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Place
- Stanmore (SO22, SO23)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions we are asked in Stanmore
Is Stanmore too small for you to travel to?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Stanmore, such as Bar End Industrial Estate?
Yes. Our area takes in Stanmore and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Bar End Industrial Estate included. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
Will fire-rated sealant work on every penetration?
No. A sealant’s evidence covers set services, gaps and wall or floor types. Outside that, a different product is needed.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months on every job.
Will you quote for a small job?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
Do you need to see the site first?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.
What affects the price in Stanmore
Quotes vary with the job. Expect it to depend on:
- The size and state of each joint
- Any access equipment needed
- How much there is to seal
- How much existing material needs removing
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Before you send an enquiry
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Tell us:
- The type of building and who uses it
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself normally takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access, and our waste is bagged and taken away as we go. For a job in Stanmore, the main thing is a clear picture of the work, so send photographs of each area. You’ll then get a fixed price for the work.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- 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.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Before we start on site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Request a quote
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Related advice
Fire stopping in Stanmore: the local picture
Three care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Stanmore. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified. Stanmore has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close.
On estates like Bar End Industrial Estate, 1.2 miles to the east of Stanmore, the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal. Large healthcare estates like Royal Hampshire County Hospital (under half a mile north of Stanmore) change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. For a site team at a college like Peter Symonds College (1.3 miles north-east of Stanmore), fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works.
Stanmore is about 1 mile south-west of Winchester, in Hampshire. Across the SO22 postcode area, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We work across 723 places in Hampshire. Our Southampton page has more on work in that area (10 miles or so).
If you need fire stopping in SO22 and SO23, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Among the streets we cover are Fox Lane, Kings Road and Romsey Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. You’ll find Stanmore on or near the A3090. We also cover Badger Farm (1 mile south), St Cross (1 mile south-east), Oliver's Battery (1 mile south-west), Winchester (1 mile north-east) and Weeke (1 mile north) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Eastleigh (6 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south-east), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (12 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (5 miles south-west) and Hedge End (10 miles south).
Local landmarks in Stanmore
In Stanmore, that means premises near White Horse Public House, Kings' School and St. Cross Park, among other places. Stanmore’s nearest station is Winchester station, roughly 1.2 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Winchester Castle (0.9 miles north-east) and Balfour Museum of Hampshire Red Cross History (0.5 miles north-west). The countryside around Stanmore includes Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
When to bring in a specialist
Paperwork matters too. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
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What else we do in Stanmore
Why act early in Stanmore
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. Correcting it means cutting it out and starting again with the specified product. Over time, UV, weather and movement wear any sealant out. Replacing it before it fails keeps water out.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: 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.
Why us?
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Stanmore
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.