Fire stopping in Swanwick
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Swanwick. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Fire stopping near Swanwick
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Swanwick
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. If the detail calls for something other than sealant, we say so rather than force sealant into it. If you’re dealing with openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and service penetrations left open after M&E works, we can help, on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, cable penetrations and service gaps in risers alike. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Swanwick first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
A job near Swanwick 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.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Swanwick (SO31, PO15)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Quoting for work in Swanwick
To price the job, we consider:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- Phasing around occupants
- The product specified
- Distance, for remote addresses
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- The product your specification calls for
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- The postcode of the building
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we will put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Do you need fire stopping in Swanwick?
Head-of-wall joints and wall-to-wall junctions are frequent weak points. Movement in the frame or slab can open the joint, and the wrong product can split as a result. Linear joint details set a width range and movement capability, and the seal has to sit within them.
Look out for the following:
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Tenant changes at centres like Hedge End Retail Park (to the north-west of Swanwick) often mean new services through walls between units.
Comparing quotes
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- How they’ll work around occupants
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
Your questions answered
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Swanwick after a refit?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
Is a smaller place like Swanwick outside your area?
Not at all. Swanwick is within our area. Our area covers London and the South East counties. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There isn’t a single answer, because life depends on how much the joint moves, how exposed it is and how it’s cleaned and used. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Do you take on small jobs?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. If you need card details for site access, let us know and we’ll send them with the quote.
Compartment walls and floors in Swanwick
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. Swanwick lies roughly 67 miles out from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls.
Office fit-outs on sites such as Park Gate Business Centre (1 mile south-east of Swanwick) add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it. In a building such as Church of St Paul, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Swanwick is about 2 miles south of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Any commercial site in Swanwick is covered. Swanwick is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list for service penetrations.
Postcode districts covered here: SO31 and PO15 for service penetrations. For a building on Walpole Lane, Ashby Mews and Swanwick Lane or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Swanwick are covered too, including Lower Swanwick (1 mile north-west), Sarisbury (1 mile south-east), Park Gate (1 mile south-east), Burridge (1 mile north-east) and Sarisbury Green (1 mile south). Bigger towns within reach include Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (8 miles south-east), Havant (13 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles north-west), Fareham (4 miles south-east) and Horndean (12 miles east).
Local landmarks in Swanwick
Around Swanwick, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Old Ship Inn and Brookfield Community School and Language College. The nearest railway station is Bursledon station, roughly 0.8 miles west. Nearby you will also find Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (under half a mile north) and St Andrew's Castle (2.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Swanwick Lakes.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
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.
How the job changes by surface
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. We reseal around them to the specified detail.
Small ducts
We seal around ducts only within what the tested detail covers. Dampers and ductwork systems themselves are outside our work.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Redoing a failed joint normally costs more than getting it right at the outset, 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.
From enquiry to sign-off
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed before we move to the next. Smaller jobs around Swanwick can be grouped with others nearby. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Getting the site ready
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Request a quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.