Aldwick fire stopping
Fire stopping in Aldwick, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Fire stopping near Aldwick
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Aldwick
Facilities managers in Aldwick often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it using the product and detail it sets out. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. If you are dealing with openings left by services added after handover and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls, we can help, whatever the surface. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Aldwick from the first photos to the final walk-round, whether it’s one building or several.
Around smaller places like Aldwick, many commercial buildings are conversions or extensions of older ones, so the wall or floor a service passes through isn’t always what the drawings assume. The right product depends on the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we’ll tell you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Location
- Aldwick (PO21)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Do you need fire stopping in Aldwick?
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is when untested combinations creep in, which then have to be put right.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Campus buildings at universities such as University of Chichester (Bognor Campus), 1.9 miles east of Aldwick, see constant changes to data and services, and fire-rated sealant goes in around new penetrations where it is specified.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
When to bring in a specialist
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
What sealant work can’t fix
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
If in doubt, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Aldwick
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Compartments and services around Aldwick
12 care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Aldwick. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. Aldwick has a good number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close.
For a hotel such as The Navigator Hotel, 0.9 miles to the east of Aldwick, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. Older community buildings such as St Richard’s Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Aldwick is about 1 mile south-west of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. We cover Aldwick and the rest of West Sussex, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Aldwick is one of 373 places in West Sussex on our list for service penetrations. Portsmouth is covered too, some 16 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in PO21 are within our area. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Fish Lane, Dark Lane and West Avenue. We also cover Nyetimber (1 mile west), Pagham (2 miles south-west), South Mundham (2 miles north-west), Fisher (3 miles north-west) and Sidlesham (3 miles west) for service penetrations. Bigger towns within reach include Worthing (14 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-west), Selsey (5 miles south-west), Littlehampton (8 miles east), Rustington (9 miles east) and Storrington (15 miles north-east).
Around Aldwick
We work on buildings around West Park, The Regis School and The Regis School. The closest station to Aldwick is Bognor Regis station, roughly 1.4 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (1.5 miles north-east) and Bognor Regis Museum (1.2 miles east).
How a job runs
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, 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. For a site in Aldwick, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Getting the site ready
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Request a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us.
Advice
Common questions from Aldwick clients
Is Aldwick too small for you to travel to?
Not at all. Aldwick is within our area. Our area covers London and the South East counties. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Can you work around term dates at a campus such as University of Chichester (Bognor Campus)?
Yes. We plan campus work around teaching, exams and residence turnarounds. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, with each site phased to suit its occupants.
How long will the new sealant last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
How many days will you need on site?
It depends on the scope, but the work usually takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
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What sets the cost
Before we quote, we look at:
- How much there is to seal
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Access and working height
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Before you send an enquiry
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Any specification or named product
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- The postcode of the building
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form if you’d rather talk the job through.
Why act early in Aldwick
An improvised seal can look finished while offering no tested performance. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, so it makes sense to get it right first time. Sealant hardens, cracks and loses grip with age, UV and movement. Replacing it before it fails keeps water out.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Aldwick
- CHAS accredited
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.