Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Alciston, East Sussex
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Alciston. Send photographs or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Need fire stopping in Alciston?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in Alciston
Every service that crosses a compartment wall or floor leaves an opening, and that opening needs sealing to hold back fire and smoke. Our part is installing fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those openings and along linear gaps, where the specification calls for it. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail, not a rule of thumb. If you are dealing with fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, we can put it right. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Alciston tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Smaller places such as Alciston still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. Any service penetration through those walls should be closed with the specified product, set out as its test evidence shows.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Where
- Alciston (BN26)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire stopping in Alciston: the local picture
The area within 2 miles of Alciston holds several hotels. 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.
On a hospital site such as Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital, 4.6 miles to the south-west of Alciston, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits. Tenant changes at parks like Berwick Court Farm Business Park, 1.4 miles to the south-east of Alciston, bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal. Campus buildings at universities such as University of Brighton, 3.6 miles to the south-west of Alciston, see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified.
Alciston is about 4 miles north of Seaford, in East Sussex. We send applicators to Alciston for service penetrations. 308 places across East Sussex fall within our area, including Alciston. For work in that direction, see our Brighton page, about 12 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout BN26. Close to Alciston, our area also takes in Selmeston (1 mile north), Berwick (1 mile north-east), Winton (1 mile south-east), Alfriston (2 miles south-east) and Milton Street (2 miles south-east). A short drive away, we cover Eastbourne (7 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles east), Seaford (4 miles south), Lewes (7 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north-east) and Crowborough (15 miles north).
Around Alciston
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Rose Cottage Inn and the streets around them. Alciston’s nearest station is Berwick (Sussex) station, about 1.3 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Arlington Castle (1.7 miles south-east) and Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Firle Beacon.
Leave it or put it right?
An improvised seal can look finished while offering no tested performance. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, and doing it once, properly, is cheaper. Converted and older buildings near places like Alciston tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. A sealant with the right movement capability, correctly sized, lasts far better.
No two sites price the same: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why clients in Alciston choose us
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- One contact handling all your sites
Take a look at what affects the cost or how we’re accredited.
What sealant work can’t fix
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’re upfront when that’s the case. It won’t fix:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If you are not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Alciston: questions and answers
Do you take on work at healthcare sites like Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Is Berwick Court Farm Business Park, near Alciston, within your area?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Alciston, Berwick Court Farm Business Park among them, are all within reach. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
How long does a job like this take?
It depends on the scope, but the work typically takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. Larger or phased jobs take longer, and we will give you a timescale with the quote.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months on every job.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Each site asks for different documents, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.
What will the job cost?
That depends on the job: quantities, access, the product and any phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll price it properly.
General trades versus a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class, which is what makes a joint last.
Certain joints really need a specialist: for instance fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong typically costs more in the end than doing them right.
Owners, agents and contractors
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
Maintenance after handover
For the best life from the joints:
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown, and report them promptly.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small; found late, it can be one of many.
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How a job runs
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. Smaller jobs around Alciston can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
What we need from you
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Agree which areas must stay open
Getting a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.