Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Boxgrove, West Sussex
Planning work on a service penetration in Boxgrove? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Fire stopping in Boxgrove
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Boxgrove, done properly
No fire sealant works on its own: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow, and raise it with you if it falls outside. Site teams most often ask us about old intumescent sealant that has split away and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit, across service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Boxgrove, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Boxgrove often combine new partitions with old walls. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. Sealant wears with time, and movement, weather, cleaning and use decide how fast, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Boxgrove (PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Boxgrove
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. Correcting it means cutting it out and starting again with the specified product. For buildings around smaller places like Boxgrove, water damage can go unnoticed for longer, especially where a building isn’t used daily, so a failed joint can leak for a while before anyone sees it. Resealing early avoids that.
A quote for service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access. Call for a quote.
Why us?
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Places near Boxgrove
Also in Boxgrove
Boxgrove: questions and answers
Would you work within a site like St Richard's Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Is Boxgrove off your patch?
Not at all. Boxgrove is within our area. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Scotland sets its own building regulations, with Technical Handbooks. Either way, we install the specified sealant to its tested detail.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
Managing asbestos is the dutyholder’s responsibility, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
When can the area be used after sealing?
The product and site conditions decide that. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Can you quote from photographs?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, and bigger or more complex jobs usually get a visit.
How do you choose the sealant?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. Otherwise, we recommend a product to suit the joint’s movement, the substrate and the conditions, following the manufacturer’s guidance.
After the work
Keep the joints in good shape with a few simple steps:
- Record which product was used where
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. It makes later repairs much easier to match.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
Quoting for work in Boxgrove
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- Access and working height
- How much there is to seal
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we’ll put a fixed figure on it.
Before you send an enquiry
However big the job, these details speed things up:
- The product your specification calls for
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Fire stopping in Boxgrove: the local picture
For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. From 2 September 2029, BS 476 references are being taken out of Approved Document B, leaving BS EN 13501-2 classification as the route, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail. The 2 miles around Boxgrove include two care or nursing homes. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Offices at parks like Chichester Business Park. (0.5 miles south of Boxgrove) are re-cabled with each new tenant, and compartment walls need sealing afterwards to the tested detail. In a hotel such as The Richmond Arms Hotel, which lies north-west of Boxgrove, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product.
Boxgrove is about 3 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. We send applicators to Boxgrove for service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. Across West Sussex, 373 places are covered, Boxgrove among them. Our Portsmouth page has more on work in that area (16 miles or so).
Postcode districts covered here: PO18. If your site is on The Street, Priory Close and Kirkby Close or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Boxgrove, we cover Halnaker (1 mile north), Tangmere (1 mile south), Strettington (1 mile west), Waterbeach (1 mile north-west) and Westerton (1 mile west). A short drive away, we cover Worthing (14 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles south), Chichester (3 miles south-west), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (9 miles east) and Rustington (9 miles east).
Local landmarks in Boxgrove
We work on buildings around Ormiston Six Villages Academy and The Winterton Arms Public House. The nearest railway station is Chichester station, about 3.5 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Chichester Centre (2.7 miles west) and Tote Copse Castle (1.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Boxgrove include Levin Down.
When it isn’t the sealant
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
On site: what to expect
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. While we are working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. For a building around Boxgrove, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Send that with the details and we will confirm the plan with the quote.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
Preparing the site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Get a fixed quote
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over to discuss it first.
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Common problems we fix in Boxgrove
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is how unsuitable products and improvised details end up in compartment walls, which then have to be put right.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as St Richard's Hospital (to the west of Boxgrove) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Questions to ask before you book
- How joint depth will be controlled
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?