Fire Stopping in Tongham
Fire stopping for Tongham, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Fire stopping for businesses in Tongham
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
When to bring in a specialist
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Some joints are best left to specialists: 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.
Fire stopping in Tongham, done properly
Where pipes, cables and other services cross a compartment wall or floor, the opening around them has to be closed so fire and smoke can’t move between compartments. Our job is fitting fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those service penetrations, and along linear gaps, where it is the specified product. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal, not a rule of thumb. Site teams most often ask us about builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated, across small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and linear gaps at wall heads. Searching for sealant specialists in Tongham? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
Around Tongham, 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.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. If an installation problem shows up, call 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we will arrange a return visit.
- Place
- Tongham (GU10)
- Region
- Surrey
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Also near Tongham
What else we do in Tongham
How the quote is worked out
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you are working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
Before you send an enquiry
A few photographs plus some basic facts will normally do. It helps to include:
- Any specification or named product
- The site address and postcode
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Any dates the work must fit around
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or email us to discuss it first.
Compartments and services around Tongham
Three care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Tongham. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal. Tongham has several hotels close by, all within 2 miles. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are usually fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
Residences at universities like University for the Creative Arts, 3.3 miles west of Tongham, have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change. Shop fits in centres such as Westgate Shopping Centre, 1.9 miles north-west of Tongham, can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, which then need the specified seal. Tenant changes at parks like Manor Farm Business Centre, under half a mile south of Tongham, bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal.
Tongham is about 1 mile south-east of Aldershot, in Surrey. We cover commercial sites throughout Tongham, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Across Surrey, 379 places are covered, Tongham among them. There’s a separate page for Reading, about 18 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in GU10 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on The Street, Chester Way and Lambourne Way and the roads nearby. Close to Tongham, our area also takes in Sandy Cross (1 mile south), Ash (1 mile north-east), Seale (1 mile south-east), Ash Green (1 mile north-east) and Badshot Lea (1 mile west). Bigger towns within reach include Guildford (7 miles east), Woking (9 miles north-east), Camberley (7 miles north), Farnham (3 miles south-west), Frimley (6 miles north) and Haslemere (10 miles south).
Landmarks near Tongham
Around Tongham, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Aldershot Park, The White Hart pub and Ash Manor School. For rail, the closest station is Ash station, about 1.4 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Farnham Castle (3.2 miles west) and Guildford Hospital (5.3 miles east). Open spaces near Tongham include Aunt's Pool and Hog's Back.
When it isn’t the sealant
Being straight saves everyone time. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Looking after the joints
For the best life from the joints:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Store the specified product details somewhere the next contractor can find them. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts, and the work runs in step with the M&E.
Why it’s worth doing now in Tongham
Leave a penetration open and smoke and fire can cross into the next compartment far earlier than intended. Putting it right is usually a modest job when the openings are accessible. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Small buildings around Tongham suffer from failed joints as much as large ones. Early resealing avoids the damage that follows a leak.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why clients in Tongham choose us
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Clear, fixed quotes
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Questions we are asked in Tongham
Will you work in a care home in Tongham without moving residents out?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
Is Tongham too far out for you?
No. Places such as Tongham are covered as much as the big towns. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
How many days will you need on site?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
Do you need to see the site first?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs typically get a visit.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No. Deciding what is needed sits with the designer, fire engineer and building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
When can the area be used after sealing?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some products skin over quickly but need longer to cure fully, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No, and we’d rather be clear about that. Third-party schemes aren’t a legal requirement, but many clients and main contractors ask for them, so check your contract first. If it doesn’t require one, we can install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then the work is carried out to the specified product and detail, and the job ends with a walk round and sign-off. For a site in Tongham, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- 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.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Agree which areas must stay open
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Get a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.