Fire Stopping in Stratton Audley
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Stratton Audley and across Oxfordshire. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Fire stopping for businesses in Stratton Audley
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Stratton Audley
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, with results classified under BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. Site teams most often ask us about fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, on pipe penetrations, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and service gaps in risers. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Stratton Audley from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
A job near Stratton Audley is normally planned around one visit, so send the specification and photos first. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
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
- Stratton Audley (OX27)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
For managing agents and facilities managers
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we’re straightforward to vet for your supplier list. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Also near Stratton Audley
Other services in Stratton Audley
Surface 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.
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. An oversized hole may be outside the sealant’s range and we will tell you what the detail says instead.
What sets the cost
These are the things that shape the price:
- Any access equipment needed
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Travel to remote or island sites
A quote for service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access. Call for a quote.
Sending details for a quote
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Your programme or deadline
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with what you know.
FAQs: Stratton Audley
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Stratton Audley?
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.
Can work in a care setting near Stratton Audley go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. Noise and disruption are kept to a minimum.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
How much does the work cost?
There isn’t a price list, as every site differs. With photos or drawings, we can give you a fixed quote.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
How soon can the area be used again?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, so we’ll confirm the curing time on the day.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Before we leave any area, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked with your site contact. If an area should be left alone while the sealant cures, we say how long and put signs out. Rural sites near Stratton Audley may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Send that with the details and we will confirm the plan with the quote.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Preparing the site
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Request a quote
For a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email us, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Related advice
Penetration seals near Stratton Audley
Central London is about 53 miles from Stratton Audley. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
In a building such as Church of St Mary and St Edburga, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Hospital estates such as Bicester Community Hospital, 3 miles to the south-west of Stratton Audley, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Stratton Audley is about 3 miles north-east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX27 postcode area, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Our Oxfordshire coverage takes in 423 places. There’s a separate page for Oxford, about 13 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in OX27 are within our area. For a building on Cherry Street, Stoke Lyne Road and Cavendish Place or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Nearby places we also cover include Caversfield (1 mile south-west), Fringford (2 miles north), Hethe (2 miles north-west), Bure Park (2 miles south-west) and Bicester (3 miles south-west) for service penetrations. Further afield, our area takes in Oxford (13 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles south-east), Kidlington (11 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (12 miles south) and St John Street area (14 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Stratton Audley
The nearest railway station is Bicester North station, roughly 2.4 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Ardley Castle (4.3 miles west) and Bicester Village (3.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Stratton Audley includes Graven Hill and Calvert Jubilee.
Do you need fire stopping in Stratton Audley?
Damage plays a part too. Seals get knocked during maintenance, cut back to add a cable or pulled out when services are swapped and the opening isn’t always resealed.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Penetration schedules that need working through
For a school such as Cooper School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Before you book anyone
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Their public liability cover
- How they’ll work around occupants
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.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist brings efficiency, a consistent finish and a 12-month guarantee.