Fire Stopping in Stubbington
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Stubbington and across Hampshire. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Fire stopping for Stubbington sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Stubbington
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints. 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. We work on service gaps in risers, cable penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the failures we are asked to look at most are openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Stubbington, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Converted and extended buildings around places like Stubbington can mix old and new construction, so it’s worth confirming the wall or floor type before choosing the seal. We match the product to the substrate and service, and say so if a collar, wrap or batt is the specified item.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Location
- Stubbington (PO14, PO13)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Questions about Stubbington
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Stubbington?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part doesn’t change: the specified product, to its tested detail.
Will you take on work at estates like Speedfields Retail Park, close to Stubbington?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Stubbington, Speedfields Retail Park among them, are all within reach. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Who decides which product is used?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Sealant won’t bond properly to a wet or frosty joint, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months on every job.
Can you quote from photographs?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
Service penetrations in Stubbington buildings
Several hotels sit less than 2 miles from Stubbington. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are usually fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Gosport War Memorial Hospital (to the south-east of Stubbington) all have compartment walls crossed by services. For a hotel such as Crofton Manor Hotel, which lies north of Stubbington, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
Stubbington is about 2 miles south-west of Fareham, in Hampshire. Looking for fire stopping in Stubbington? We can help. Stubbington is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire for service penetrations. We also cover Portsmouth, some 6 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout PO14 and PO13. Among the streets we cover are Park Lane, Croftlands Avenue and Bells Lane. If your building is just outside Stubbington, we cover Hill Head (1 mile south-west), Little Posbrook (1 mile north-west), Titchfield (2 miles north-west), Catisfield (2 miles north) and Heathfield (2 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Gosport (3 miles south-east), Havant (10 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles north-west), Horndean (11 miles north-east), Totton (14 miles north-west) and Chandler's Ford (13 miles north-west).
What’s near Stubbington
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Osborne View pub, Crofton School and Stubbington House School, among other places. Stubbington’s nearest station is Fareham station, about 2.3 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Gosport War Memorial Hospital (3.7 miles south-east) and Carron Row Farm Museum (2.5 miles north). For a walk, there’s West of the River Alver.
What happens if it’s left?
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: each new service adds to the list. A schedule that is dealt with regularly stays manageable, rather than turning into a full building survey and reseal. In a smaller place such as Stubbington, getting a contractor back for a second visit takes time, so it’s worth dealing with every failing joint at once.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Why us?
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
Cost factors for service penetrations
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- The total length or number of joints
- The size and state of each joint
- The site’s rules and procedures
- The product specified
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- The site address and postcode
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
After the work
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small; found late, it can be one of many.
Should maintenance staff do it?
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
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.
Also near Stubbington
What else we do in Stubbington
What we are called out for in Stubbington
Openings in fire-resisting walls normally appear when services are added or changed. New cabling, rerouted pipework or a data route drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Shop fits on retail sites such as Speedfields Retail Park, 1.6 miles to the north-east of Stubbington, can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, to be sealed with the specified product.
Comparing quotes
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. 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. If neighbouring businesses or buildings around Stubbington need work too, visits can be combined. Mention the building’s opening times and we’ll work within them.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
Quotes
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over if you’d rather talk the job through.