West Hanney fire stopping
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in West Hanney. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping across West Hanney
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in West Hanney
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. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail, not a rule of thumb. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, pipe penetrations and service gaps in risers, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are damaged fire seals in risers and voids and fire stopping installed outside its tested range. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in West Hanney from the first photos to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
For a smaller site near West Hanney, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, with the specification and photographs sent in advance. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we spell out the cover before we begin.
- Where
- West Hanney (OX12)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we point that out rather than sealing over them:
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
If you are not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Also near West Hanney
Also in West Hanney
FAQs: West Hanney
Is West Hanney too small for you to travel to?
No. Places such as West Hanney are covered as much as the big towns. We work across Greater London and the South East. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Do you cover business parks and estates near West Hanney, such as Grovelands Shopping Centre?
Yes, sites like Grovelands Shopping Centre are within our area, along with the rest of West Hanney. A few photos and the unit address let us price the work.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
Will you write the fire-stopping specification?
No, that isn’t our role. With the designer’s details in hand, we can price the sealant elements.
Can you reseal penetrations after our M&E works?
Yes, where there is a specification for those walls and floors. New services after M&E works often breach existing seals and we close them with the specified product.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, though not damage or work by other trades.
How do we ask for a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, ring 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
Compartment walls and floors in West Hanney
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around 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 57 miles from West Hanney. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls.
For a school such as St James Church of England Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works. At a retail site such as Grovelands Shopping Centre, 2 miles to the south of West Hanney, walls between units may be fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need the specified seal.
West Hanney is about 3 miles north of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. We send applicators to West Hanney for service penetrations. We work across 423 places in Oxfordshire, from busy centres to rural villages. Our Oxford page has more on work in that area (11 miles or so).
Business premises anywhere in OX12 are within our area for service penetrations. Buildings on Main Street, The Croft and School Road are within our area. Nearby places we also cover include Lyford (1 mile north-west), Denchworth (2 miles south-west), Grove (2 miles south), Charney Bassett (2 miles north-west) and Kingston Bagpuize (3 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Oxford (11 miles north-east), Didcot (7 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles north-east), Witney (11 miles north), Carterton (12 miles north-west) and Wantage (3 miles south).
Near you in West Hanney
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Black Horse pub, among other places. A little further out are Abingdon Community Hospital (5.4 miles north-east) and Hinton Waldrist Castle (4.3 miles north-west). The countryside around West Hanney includes Chain Hill and Letcombe Valley.
Why deal with it now?
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. Putting it right is typically a modest job when the openings are accessible. Left until ceilings are closed or a tenant moves in, the same work costs more access and more disruption. Converted and older buildings near places like West Hanney tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Why us?
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
Take a look at our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
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.
Using site staff can make sense for a small touch-up, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Aftercare for building managers
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Record which product was used where
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. A short check at the end of each job saves a long hunt later.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. Small habits like this stop openings building up.
Do you need fire stopping in West Hanney?
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser leaves an opening that nobody returns to. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Hidden openings found during inspections
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Abingdon Community Hospital (5.4 miles north-east of West Hanney) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
How a job runs
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we’ll plan around them. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. If others near West Hanney need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- 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 so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
What we need from you
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Ask for a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.