Fire Stopping in Wigley
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Wigley. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Need fire stopping in Wigley?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Wigley
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve openings left by services added after handover and unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings, on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Wigley tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Smaller places such as Wigley still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
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
- Wigley (SO51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire stopping in Wigley: the local picture
Wigley has three 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. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
Shop fits in centres such as Nursling Retail Park (3 miles south-east of Wigley) can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, which then need the specified seal. On estates like Mortimer Trading Estate, which lies south of Wigley, the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal.
Wigley is about 3 miles north-west of Totton, in Hampshire. We send applicators to Wigley for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Across Hampshire, 723 places are covered, including Wigley. We also cover Southampton, some 7 miles away.
We take on service penetrations across the SO51 postcode area, whatever the building. Sites close to Wigley are covered too, including Ower (1 mile south), Hillstreet (1 mile south-east), East Wellow (2 miles north-west), Blackhill (2 miles north-west) and Copythorne (2 miles south-west). Bigger towns within reach include Winchester (12 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles east), Totton (3 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (7 miles east), Hedge End (11 miles east) and Lymington (13 miles south).
Near you in Wigley
For rail, the closest station is Totton station, about 3.4 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Tatchbury Mount Hospital (1.5 miles south) and Eling Experience (3.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Copythorne Common.
When to call us in Wigley
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. The opening looks sealed but has no fire test evidence behind it, so it has to come out.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Workshops and IT rooms at colleges like Totton College (2.5 miles south-east of Wigley) are re-serviced often, leaving penetrations to seal.
Comparing quotes
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
After the work
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
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.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Site rules come first: signing in, inductions and any permit to work. Once we are cleared to begin, the joints are worked through in the order agreed with your site contact. If others near Wigley need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- 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.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- Agree which areas must stay open
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Flag any permit to work we will need
Getting a fixed quote
Every quote starts with the facts: what’s there, how much of it, how we reach it and what’s specified. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
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Wigley: questions and answers
Will you work in a care home in Wigley without moving residents out?
Yes. We agree rooms and times with the manager and work a few areas at a time. Noise and disruption are kept to a minimum.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Tatchbury Mount Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
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 and point out anything needing another product.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Our work covers Greater London, the South East and every Scottish council area. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook says service penetrations should keep at least the fire resistance of the wall or floor, using products tested for their end use.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Should maintenance staff do it?
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Commercial clients in Wigley
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. We quote a fixed sum, confirm the scope and walk the finished work with you or your representative.
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we are straightforward to vet for your supplier list. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
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Quoting for work in Wigley
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Any access equipment needed
- Distance, for remote addresses
- How much existing material needs removing
- The site’s rules and procedures
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
What to include in your enquiry
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- The type of building and who uses it
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
- Your programme or deadline
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, call 01277 525 020 or email the details over.