Fire stopping in Upper Kingston
Need fire stopping in Upper Kingston? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Openings left by services added after handover
Fire stopping in Upper Kingston
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
What affects the price in Upper Kingston
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, because every site is different. What we look at:
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The product specified
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Sending details for a quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Any dates the work must fit around
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Fire stopping in Upper Kingston, done properly
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4 and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. Reproducing the tested arrangement on site is the part we take care of. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and service gaps in risers, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are service penetrations left open after M&E works and improvised or mixed-product fire seals. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Upper Kingston from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Upper Kingston 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.
Every job we finish is backed by a 12-month workmanship guarantee. If our installation lets you down in that time, we return and fix it.
- Place
- Upper Kingston (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Also in Upper Kingston
Different surfaces, different methods
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
Masonry and concrete
Core-drilled holes are neat; broken-out ones rarely are. The gap is measured at the widest point so we know it sits within the tested range, and any that don’t are flagged.
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. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. If others near Upper Kingston need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- 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.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. You can also send details through our quote form.
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Upper Kingston: questions and answers
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Upper Kingston?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like Sheiling College?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we will confirm them alongside the quote.
What hours do you work?
The office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5pm. Let us know your site hours and access windows, and the work will be planned around them.
What will the job cost?
There isn’t a price list, because every site is different. Send photos or drawings and we will price it at a fixed figure.
When is resealing likely to be due?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Do you work in Upper Kingston?
Yes. Sites across Upper Kingston are covered, and the same phone number covers every area.
Owners, agents and contractors
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
When it isn’t the sealant
Being straight saves everyone time. New sealant won’t cure:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
If you’re not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Upper Kingston
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
Why it’s worth doing now in Upper Kingston
An unsealed opening affects more than fire safety: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. The specified fire seal closes the gap for all of these, and the other benefits follow. For buildings around smaller places like Upper Kingston, water damage can go unnoticed for longer, especially where a building isn’t used daily, so a failed joint can leak for a while before anyone sees it. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
What you get with us
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Public liability insurance in place
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Compartments and services around Upper Kingston
A 2-mile radius around Upper Kingston takes in several hotels. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. Upper Kingston has four care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified.
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Trinity Congregational Church sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal. Colleges such as Sheiling College, 1.9 miles to the west of Upper Kingston, add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product. Hotels like The Crown Hotel, 1.3 miles north-west of Upper Kingston, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Upper Kingston is in Hampshire. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Upper Kingston, we can help, as we do across Hampshire. Upper Kingston is one of 723 places we cover in Hampshire. Southampton is covered too, around 18 miles from Upper Kingston.
If you need fire stopping in BH24, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We also cover Crow (1 mile east), Hightown (1 mile north-east), Bagnum (1 mile south-east), Ringwood (1 mile north) and Poulner (1 mile north). Further afield, our area takes in Totton (13 miles north-east), Lymington (11 miles south-east), New Milton (7 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (8 miles south-east), Marchwood (15 miles east) and Ashley (7 miles south-east).
Near you in Upper Kingston
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Ringwood School and The Elm Tree Inn. A little further out are St Leonard's Hospital (3.8 miles west). For a walk, there’s Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.