Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Walhampton, Hampshire
Planning work on a service penetration in Walhampton? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping across Walhampton
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Walhampton
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Other openings need collars, wraps, batts, pillows or boards. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. If you’re dealing with improvised or mixed-product fire seals and old intumescent sealant that has split away, we can put it right, whatever the surface. For commercial sealant work in Walhampton, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Rural conversions around Walhampton can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and the quote explains what it covers.
- Place
- Walhampton (SO41)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Walhampton: questions and answers
Is a hospital such as Lymington New Forest Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Is a smaller place like Walhampton outside your area?
Not at all. Walhampton is within our area. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Is any job too small?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested and the installation has to match the test.
How do we ask for a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. The first step only needs photographs and a postcode.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.
Aftercare for building managers
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
After the work, brief anyone else working in the area that the openings are now sealed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail, by someone who knows the system.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. Then the seal goes in while the area is open, not months later.
Commercial clients in Walhampton
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients come to us directly as well. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
Housing associations and managing agents often need work done across blocks and communal areas. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
What happens if it’s left?
Open service penetrations matter on ordinary days, not just in a fire: smoke, noise and draughts pass through them every day. The specified fire seal closes the gap for all of these. Older rural buildings around Walhampton move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why us?
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Constructionline member
- CHAS accredited
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations.
What else we do in Walhampton
Cost factors for service penetrations
Before we quote, we look at:
- The size and state of each joint
- Access and working height
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The total length or number of joints
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Details that help us quote
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Tell us:
- The type of building and who uses it
- Any dates the work must fit around
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Share whatever details you have and we will fill any gaps with a visit.
Honest limits
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Reviewing a building’s overall fire safety
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
Penetration seals near Walhampton
A number of hotels sit less than 2 miles from Walhampton. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
In a building such as United Reform Church, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. For a hotel such as Stanwell House Hotel, under half a mile south-west of Walhampton, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. Holiday works at schools like Lymington Church of England Infant School often leave service openings to seal before pupils return.
Walhampton is about 1 mile east of Lymington, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO41, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, large and small. There’s a separate page for Southampton, about 12 miles away.
If you need fire stopping in SO41, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Undershore Road and Walhampton Hill and the roads nearby. Close to Walhampton, our area also takes in Lymington (1 mile west), Portmore (1 mile north), Warborne (1 mile north), Pennington (1 mile south-west) and Pilley (2 miles north). Nearby towns on our patch include Totton (11 miles north), Hedge End (15 miles north-east), Hythe (9 miles north-east), New Milton (6 miles west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west) and Locks Heath (14 miles north-east).
Near you in Walhampton
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Ferryman pub, Priestlands School and Southlands School. Walhampton has its own railway station: Lymington Town station. A little further out are Lymington New Forest Hospital (0.8 miles north-west) and Yarmouth Castle (4 miles south). For a walk, there’s Boldre Foreshore.
On site: what to expect
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. 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 a building around Walhampton, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we’ll confirm the plan with the quote.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Request a quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email if you’d rather talk the job through.