Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Wickham Common, Hampshire
Sealant work in Wickham Common for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping across Wickham Common
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Our process
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed before the next one starts. Jobs in and around smaller places like Wickham Common are usually planned as a single visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Before we start on site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Ask for a quote
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. If you have questions first, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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Fire stopping in Wickham Common, done properly
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and openings left by services added after handover. For commercial sealant work in Wickham Common, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
A job near Wickham Common is usually planned around one visit, 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.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- Wickham Common (PO17)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
Not sure which it is? You can call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in Wickham Common
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
Signs you need fire stopping in Wickham Common
Head-of-wall joints and wall-to-wall junctions are frequent weak points. Movement in the frame or slab can open the joint, and the wrong product can split as a result. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Office fit-outs on sites such as Knowle Village Business Park (1.7 miles west of Wickham Common) add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it.
What your quote should include
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- The named product and why it was chosen
Owners, agents and contractors
Whether you’re a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Wickham Common can form part of a wider programme.
General trades versus a specialist
Certain joints really need a specialist: fire-rated seals that must follow a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints among them. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
Nearby places to Wickham Common
What else we do in Wickham Common
Wickham Common: questions and answers
Is a smaller place like Wickham Common outside your area?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. London and every South East county are within our area. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Does your area include sites such as Knowle Village Business Park, near Wickham Common?
Yes, sites like Knowle Village Business Park are within our area, along with the rest of Wickham Common. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Will you sign off the seals for us?
No. Sign-off belongs to the designer or building control, not the installer. We will confirm the products and details used.
Can you seal any opening with fire-rated sealant?
No. Each fire-rated sealant is tested for particular services, gap sizes and substrates. Outside that, a different product is needed, specified by your designer.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Which sealant will you use?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
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. EI 60 means integrity and insulation for 60 minutes in the tested arrangement and the installation has to match the test.
Compartments and services around Wickham Common
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. Wickham Common is about 63 miles from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls.
Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of St Nicholas sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal. Hotels such as The Old House Hotel (to the north-west of Wickham Common) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Wickham Common is about 3 miles north-east of Fareham, in Hampshire. Looking for fire stopping in Wickham Common? We can help. Our Hampshire coverage takes in 723 places, large and small. There’s a separate page for Portsmouth, about 7 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout PO17, for business premises of every kind. If your site is on Southwick Road, Castle Farm Lane and Black Cottage Lane or close by, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Just outside Wickham Common, we also work in Crockerhill (1 mile south-west), Hundred Acres (1 mile north-east), Welborne (1 mile south-west), North Boarhunt (1 mile east) and North Fareham (2 miles south). A short drive away, we cover Winchester (13 miles north-west), Gosport (6 miles south), Havant (8 miles east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles south-west) and Horndean (7 miles east).
Local landmarks in Wickham Common
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Old House Hotel, among other places. The nearest railway station is Fareham station, about 2.8 miles south. A little further out are Knowle Hospital (1.6 miles south-west) and Fareham Shopping Centre (2.6 miles south). Open spaces near Wickham Common include St Clair's Meadow and Portsdown Hill.
Leave it or put it right?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, so it makes sense to get it right first time. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Wickham Common. Send photographs of each area and we will quote for the lot.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- One contact handling all your sites
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