Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Upper Clatford, Hampshire
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Upper Clatford. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping for businesses in Upper Clatford
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What the job involves on each surface
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Some intumescent sealants are tested on smaller plastic pipes, though larger ones typically call for a collar or wrap. We confirm material and size first and tell you if sealant isn’t the right product.
Small ducts
Ducts are only sealed with sealant where the detail allows it. Dampers and ductwork systems themselves are outside our work.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Upper Clatford
Every service that crosses a compartment wall or floor leaves an opening, and that opening needs sealing to hold back fire and smoke. 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. We work on service gaps in risers, linear gaps at wall heads and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are fire sealant pulled out of the opening and hidden openings found during inspections. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Upper Clatford tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Upper Clatford often combine new partitions with old walls. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Place
- Upper Clatford (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Do you need fire stopping in Upper Clatford?
Mixing products or improvising a detail breaks the link with the test evidence. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are what we find most often.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
For a unit at a centre such as Northern Avenue Retail Park, which lies north-east of Upper Clatford, penetration seals are worth checking after each shop fit.
Questions to ask before you book
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
For managing agents and facilities managers
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.
We take on planned maintenance as well as one-off repairs: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Upper Clatford can form part of a wider programme.
Should maintenance staff do it?
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
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.
Common questions from Upper Clatford clients
Is Anton Business Park, near Upper Clatford, within your area?
Yes. We cover Upper Clatford and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Anton Business Park. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Andover Hospital (Grounds), something you do?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Can you fire stop behind the services contractors?
Yes, provided a specification covers them. New services after M&E works often breach existing seals and we close them with the specified product.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
How long do sealant joints last?
There isn’t a single answer, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, though not damage or work by other trades.
How many days will you need on site?
We plan the time on site around your programme and access. We’ll give you an estimate of time on site when we quote.
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. Rural sites near Upper Clatford may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
What we need from you
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Send your site hours and access windows
Quotes
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with what you know.
Related advice
Penetration seals near Upper Clatford
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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. Central London is about 64 miles from Upper Clatford. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls; the gaps need the specified seal.
For a hotel such as Station Hotel, 1.1 miles to the north-east of Upper Clatford, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. At a healthcare site like Andover Hospital (Grounds) (1.5 miles north of Upper Clatford), new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Upper Clatford is about 1 mile south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. Looking for fire stopping in Upper Clatford? We can help, as we do across Hampshire. Upper Clatford is one of 723 places in Hampshire on our list. There’s a separate page for Southampton, about 20 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: SP11 for service penetrations. Streets here include Sam Whites Hill, Valley Rise and Above Town. Close to Upper Clatford, our area also takes in Goodworth Clatford (1 mile south), Wherwell Wood (2 miles south-east), Wherwell (3 miles south-east), Cottonworth (3 miles south-east) and Fullerton (3 miles south-east). Bigger towns within reach include Winchester (12 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles south), Romsey (14 miles south), Hyde (12 miles south-east), Tidworth (8 miles north-west) and Weeke (11 miles south-east).
What’s near Upper Clatford
In Upper Clatford, that means premises near John Hanson Community School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Andover station, about 1.3 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Andover Museum (1.5 miles north-east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.6 miles north). The countryside around Upper Clatford includes Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
Honest limits
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It won’t put right:
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If you’re not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Upper Clatford
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors