Fire stopping in Titchfield Common

About our fire stopping in Titchfield Common

Facilities managers in Titchfield Common 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. If you are dealing with fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, we can put it right, whatever the surface. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Titchfield Common from the first photographs to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.

Around Titchfield Common, penetration and linear seals tend to be one-building jobs. With the specification and photographs of the gaps, we can give a fixed quote and bring the right products.

The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we spell out the cover before we begin.

Signs you need fire stopping in Titchfield Common

Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is when untested combinations creep in, which then have to be put right.

If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:

• Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
• Snag lists that include open service penetrations
• Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
• Fire stopping installed outside its tested range

Colleges such as Fareham College, 2.7 miles to the east of Titchfield Common, add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.

What to look for in a quote

• Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
• Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
• How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
• What level of public liability insurance do they hold?

Questions to ask before you appoint anyone

Aftercare for building managers

To get the most from the new sealant:

• Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
• Include service cupboards in routine inspections
• Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
• Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen

New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.

The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there, not months later.