Hampshire · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Hipley
Professional fire rated sealant in and around Hipley, with every bit of old sealant taken out first and a 12-month guarantee.
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- Open gaps behind door architraves
About our fire rated sealant in Hipley
Until it’s heated, intumescent sealant behaves like an ordinary sealant; in a fire it expands into the joint. The right product depends on the gap size, the substrate and what passes through. We’re often asked to deal with linear gaps at the head of walls and gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment, across service penetrations, door frames and pipe & cable gaps.
For a small place like Hipley, the journey and timings are agreed in advance, so it can be fitted around guests, clients or events where possible.
Every job comes with our one-year guarantee, wherever you are in Hampshire.
- Place
- Hipley (PO7)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Workplaces and buildings in Hipley
In England, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires a fire risk assessment for workplaces and for the common parts of blocks of flats, which is often where open fire-stopping gaps are first noticed. We apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
If you look after a building such as Newtown Soberton Infant School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment. Letting a property close to Portchester station? Then new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Hipley is about 4 miles west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. For fire rated sealant in and around Hipley, please call 0345 464 0079 or email us for a quick quote. We’re based in Crawley and cover Hampshire, Hipley included. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. We also work in Portsmouth, about 7 miles from Hipley.
Every address in PO7 is within our area for fire rated sealant. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Worlds End (1 mile east), Hoe Gate (1 mile north), Newtown (1 mile north-west), Southend (1 mile north) and Soberton Heath (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (14 miles north-west), Gosport (7 miles south), Havant (6 miles south-east), Eastleigh (11 miles north-west), Fareham (5 miles south-west) and Horndean (5 miles east).
Around Hipley
The nearest railway station is Portchester station, about 3.6 miles south. A little further out are Queen Alexandra Hospital (4 miles south-east) and Portchester Castle (4.4 miles south). Not far away are Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
Common problems we fix in Hipley
A lot of fire stopping is out of sight: in ceiling voids, service risers and behind boxing. Because nobody sees it, gaps go unnoticed until an assessor or surveyor looks.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of the Holy Trinity, older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
What to look for in a quote
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- What insurance they hold
- Which colour the sealant will be
- What happens if the job turns out different
The process
Once we are on site, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If anything is different, we explain it before carrying on. After that, the work takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. For a village or hamlet like Hipley, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. Everything for the job comes with us, so a second trip is avoided where possible.
- We plan the order of work and access, floor by floor or flat by flat.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- The fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied and tooled to the tested detail.
- Locations and products are written up and any gaps unsuitable for sealant are flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- Mention any tricky access
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Get a quote
It all starts with a short chat. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we’ll talk you through what we’d do. Whenever you are ready, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
Advice
What we can’t put right
Before booking, it’s worth knowing the limits too:
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
- Construction that doesn’t provide fire resistance on its own
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
If you are not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work in Hipley
- Service penetrations
- Flats & HMOs
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Door frames
- Linear gaps
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Hipley
I let a flat near Portchester station. Can you help?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before work begins.
Will you come out to Hipley?
Yes. Hipley is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our work covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can I do it myself?
Some simple jobs can be done by a careful DIYer. Most DIY failures come from sealing over old material, wet joints or too much sealant.
Do you do fire sealant around door frames?
Yes, if the gap is within the product’s tested range. Our work is the gap around the frame.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured for domestic and commercial work.
What fire rating will the seal have?
Ratings and certificates aren’t something we issue. What’s required is set by your assessor or designer, and the product’s tested details show what it achieves.
Can I use normal mastic around a pipe through a fire wall?
No. Standard sealants are not made or tested to stop fire. If it’s been used, we remove it and use the right product.
What do you put in the joint?
It depends on the joint: anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas, and other sealants where joints move or face the weather. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Other services in Hipley
Landlords, agents and businesses in Hipley
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room around your bookings where we can. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
Different surfaces, different methods
Masonry and concrete
Brick, block and concrete walls and floors are sealed with products tested in masonry. We clean out dust and debris before sealing so the seal has something sound to bond to.
Flats and HMOs
Converted houses often have gaps around old and new services. We seal the ones on your specification with a tested product and record where they are.
How to look after the new joints
Once the sealant has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Do not fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
- Photograph sealed gaps before they’re covered up
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- Ask which product was used before you paint
Look at the sealed gaps as part of your routine walk-rounds. Watch for cracking, gaps or seals that have been disturbed and have them put right.
A gap left open in a fire-resisting wall or floor lets smoke spread in ways the building wasn’t designed for. Closing it is usually a straightforward job.
Why deal with it now?
For some gaps, sealant isn’t the right answer and another system is needed. Big openings, bundles of cables and plastic pipes may need batts, collars or wraps instead. If a gap isn’t suitable for sealant, we’ll tell you. Around Hipley, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, any mould to treat, and whether we need extra access for height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
What you get with us
- One-year guarantee on every job
- Tidy, careful work
- Domestic, commercial and hotel work
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
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