Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Upton, Isle of Wight
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Upton. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping for Upton sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Quoting for work in Upton
What shapes the price:
- Any access equipment needed
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
No two sites price the same: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. These details are enough to start:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- The site address and postcode
- The type of building and who uses it
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints are often enough for a fixed quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
How we handle fire stopping in Upton
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. We work on cable penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and pipe penetrations, and what we are called in for most is seals that don’t match their tested detail and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Upton, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Upton often combine new partitions with old walls. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- Upton (PO33)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
From enquiry to sign-off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. For work around Upton, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photos and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and ask about anything unclear.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Confirm the product named in the specification
Getting a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us to discuss it first.
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Compartment walls and floors in Upton
There are plenty of hotels within about 2 miles of Upton. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are usually fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. The 2 miles around Upton include five care or nursing homes. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product.
For a school such as Haylands Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works. On a site such as Ryde Business Park (1.2 miles north-east of Upton), every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product. Hotels like The Castle Hotel, 1.4 miles to the north-east of Upton, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Upton is about 1 mile south-west of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. If you are looking for fire stopping in Upton, we can help, as we do across the Isle of Wight. 125 places across the Isle of Wight fall within our area, including Upton. Our Portsmouth page has more on work in that area (8 miles or so).
Postcode districts covered here: PO33. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Stroud Wood Road, Upton Road and Carters Road and the roads nearby. We also cover Haylands (1 mile north-east), Binstead (1 mile north), Ryde (1 mile north-east), Oakfield (1 mile north-east) and Elmfield (2 miles north-east) for service penetrations. Further afield, our area takes in Newport (5 miles west), Cowes (6 miles north-west), Sandown (4 miles south), Shanklin (6 miles south), Ventnor (8 miles south) and East Cowes (5 miles north-west). Remote and island addresses take more planning, from travel and ferries to the weather, so mention the location when you call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Near you in Upton
In Upton, that means premises near Ryde Academy and Ryde School with Upper Chine and the streets around them. Upton’s nearest station is Smallbrook Junction station, roughly 1.1 miles east. Nearby you will also find Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (5.2 miles south) and Sandown Castle (4 miles south). The countryside around Upton includes Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Brading Down.
Other services in Upton
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
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. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Questions about Upton
Can you work on a hospital site such as Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Does your area include sites such as Ryde Business Park, near Upton?
Yes. Our area takes in Upton and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Ryde Business Park included. A few photographs and the unit address let us price the work.
How long will the new sealant last?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular checks let you plan resealing before leaks or damage.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. It runs for twelve months and covers how we prepared and sealed the joints, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Can you quote from photographs?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a visit.
Is Upton in your area?
Yes. We take on work across Upton, and the same phone number covers every area.
Which standards are fire seals tested to?
In short, BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4 are the fire tests and BS EN 13501-2 is how results are classified. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested and the installation has to match the test.
Commercial clients in Upton
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
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. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Why act early in Upton
Open penetrations multiply: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. Converted and older buildings near places like Upton tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
Pricing service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, and any specification that applies. Call for a quote.
Why clients in Upton choose us
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Constructionline member for supplier checks
- Clear, fixed quotes
- CSCS-carded applicators
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and insurance.
Keeping the joints sound
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.