The Hummicks fire stopping
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in The Hummicks and the surrounding area. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping in The Hummicks
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Your questions answered
Does your area include sites such as Hardley Industrial Estate, near The Hummicks?
Yes, sites like Hardley Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of The Hummicks. To start, just call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Is a smaller place like The Hummicks outside your area?
No. Places such as The Hummicks are covered as much as the big towns. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 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 and the installation has to match the test.
Can you work to our specification?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
How many days will you need on site?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We will give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Will you sign off the seals for us?
No. Sign-off isn’t ours to give, and we don’t hold a third-party installer certificate. Our part is fitting the specified product to its tested detail.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
How we handle fire stopping in The Hummicks
Facilities managers in The Hummicks often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it using the product and detail it sets out. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. Most enquiries involve openings left by services added after handover and unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, linear gaps at wall heads and service gaps in risers. Looking for mastic applicators who cover The Hummicks? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
Rural conversions around The Hummicks can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee, in The Hummicks as everywhere else we work. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Where
- The Hummicks (SO42)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
Maintenance after handover
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Make reporting new openings part of every permit to work in service areas. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
Quoting for work in The Hummicks
To price the job, we consider:
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Location, for remote and island sites
A quote for service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access. Call for a quote.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- When you need the work done
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
For a fixed quote, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
Owners, agents and contractors
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm them with the quote.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. Work can be phased so residents and staff keep access throughout, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Jobs in and around smaller places like The Hummicks are usually planned as a single visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- 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.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Getting the site ready
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Ask for a quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Advice
Where services cross fire walls in The Hummicks
A number of hotels sit less than 2 miles from The Hummicks. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. From 2 September 2029, BS 476 references are being taken out of Approved Document B, leaving BS EN 13501-2 classification as the route, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Large healthcare estates like Lymington New Forest Hospital, 5.9 miles to the south-west of The Hummicks, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. Colleges such as Totton College Waterside Centre, 2.7 miles to the north of The Hummicks, add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
The Hummicks is about 4 miles south-west of Hythe, in Hampshire. Our applicators travel to The Hummicks for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. 723 places across Hampshire fall within our area, The Hummicks among them. For work in that direction, see our Southampton page (7 miles or so).
We take on service penetrations across the SO42 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Close to The Hummicks, our area also takes in Bailey's Hard (1 mile south-west), Beaulieu (1 mile north-west), East Boldre (2 miles west), Furzey Lodge (2 miles west) and Dibden Purlieu (3 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Gosport (12 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles north), Fareham (11 miles east), Totton (8 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (12 miles north) and Hedge End (9 miles north-east).
Near you in The Hummicks
We work on buildings around The New Forest Academy and The Montagu Arms and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Beaulieu Road station, roughly 4.2 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (1.1 miles north-west) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (5.9 miles south-west).
What we’re called out for in The Hummicks
Plenty of openings were simply never closed because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Look out for the following:
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
In a building such as Church of the Blessed Virgin and Child, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
What your quote should include
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?