Fire stopping in Bognor Regis
Planning work on a service penetration in Bognor Regis? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
Fire stopping for Bognor Regis sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
What happens if it’s left?
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed. Businesses in Bognor Regis often have several buildings with joints of a similar age. Renewing them in one programme saves time later.
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
What you get with us
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance
- Clear, fixed quotes
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- One number for every site we cover
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Fire stopping in Bognor Regis, done properly
Opened ceilings and riser doors often reveal service openings nobody sealed. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it using the product and detail it sets out. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. The enquiries we see most involve snag lists that include open service penetrations and service penetrations left open after M&E works, on pipe penetrations, cable penetrations and service gaps in risers. Searching for sealant specialists in Bognor Regis? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Office and retail refurbishments in a large town such as Bognor Regis add new services through existing fire-resisting walls. Each new penetration needs closing with the product the specification calls for, and fire-rated sealant goes in to the product’s tested detail where that is what’s specified.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Location
- Bognor Regis (PO21, PO22)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Compartments and services around Bognor Regis
There are a good number of hotels within about 2 miles of Bognor Regis. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are normally fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail.
For a hotel such as The Gables Hotel, 0.6 miles south-east of Bognor Regis, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. At a healthcare site like Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (0.5 miles east of Bognor Regis), new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal.
Bognor Regis is in West Sussex. Anywhere in PO21, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Bognor Regis is one of 373 places we cover in West Sussex for service penetrations. There’s a separate page for Portsmouth, roughly 17 miles from Bognor Regis.
We take on service penetrations across the PO21 and PO22 postcode area, whatever the building. Streets here include Station Road, London Road and Manet Square, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Main routes into Bognor Regis include the A29 and A259, which helps when planning parking and deliveries for the job. We also cover South Bersted (1 mile north-east), Aldwick (1 mile south-west), Felpham (1 mile east), Shripney (2 miles north-east) and Lagness (2 miles west). A short drive away, we cover Worthing (13 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-west), Selsey (6 miles south-west), Littlehampton (7 miles east), Rustington (8 miles east) and Storrington (14 miles north-east). Bognor Regis ranks among the main centres of West Sussex, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings.
Local landmarks in Bognor Regis
In Bognor Regis, that means premises near Norfolk Hotel, Southway Primary School and West Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Bognor Regis station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (0.5 miles east) and Tote Copse Castle (3.1 miles north).
Common problems we fix in Bognor Regis
Most open service penetrations are left by later work. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
At a university such as University of Chichester (Bognor Campus), 1 mile east of Bognor Regis, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work.
What to look for in a quote
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- The named product and why it was chosen
- How joint depth will be controlled
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
Surface by surface
Cables and cable bundles
New data and power cables are the most common breach we see. Openings around new cables are resealed to the detail, and any bundle too large for sealant alone is flagged.
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe, and some details add wrapping or a set length of insulation. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
What else we do in Bognor Regis
From enquiry to sign-off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Any old material is cut back to clean, sound faces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. Bigger buildings in Bognor Regis are usually done in phases agreed with the site or facilities manager, keeping disruption low. Photos and drawings let us propose a sequence with the quote.
- 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.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Preparing the site
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Request a quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
Related advice
Should maintenance staff do it?
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. Where it goes wrong is preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we will confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
Your questions answered
Can you work in a care home near Bognor Regis with residents in?
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.
Would you work within a site like Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Will you quote for a small job?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
How soon can the area be used again?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
How do we ask for a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos. Include photographs or drawings if you have them.
Quoting for work in Bognor Regis
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, because every site is different. What we take into account:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Working within restricted access windows
- How much existing material needs removing
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
Before you send an enquiry
For an accurate fixed quote, we need to understand the site. Useful things to include:
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- The postcode of the building
- The type of building and who uses it
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. The first step is to phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form with what you know.