Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Broad Oak, East Sussex
Fire stopping for Broad Oak, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping in Broad Oak
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
When to call us in Broad Oak
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. The opening looks sealed but has no fire test evidence behind it and has to be removed.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
For a building such as Ebenezer Chapel, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Questions to ask before you book
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
About our fire stopping in Broad Oak
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate, and we won’t pretend otherwise. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. We work on cable penetrations, service gaps in risers and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, and the failures we’re asked to look at most are open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and non-fire-rated filler around services. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Broad Oak it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Smaller places such as Broad Oak still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Location
- Broad Oak (TN21)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Towns and villages near Broad Oak
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From enquiry to sign-off
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. The work area is signed and kept contained, with routes through the building left open and move on in phases so staff and visitors can carry on around us. Rural sites near Broad Oak may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- 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.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
What we need from you
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Quotes
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
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Work for main contractors and building owners
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Sites in Broad Oak can sit alongside others in a wider programme.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Quoting for work in Broad Oak
To price the job, we consider:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- The total length or number of joints
- Phasing around occupants
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What we need to price the job
To price the job accurately, we need a clear picture of the site. Useful things to include:
- When you need the work done
- What the building is and how it’s used
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email if you’d rather talk the job through.
Compartments and services around Broad Oak
Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. Central London is about 40 miles from Broad Oak. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls.
For a school such as Broad Oak Community Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works. Tenant changes at parks like Swife Business Park, 0.8 miles east of Broad Oak, bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal.
Broad Oak is about 7 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Across the TN21 postcode area, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. We work across 308 places in East Sussex, from busy centres to rural villages. Our Brighton page has more on work in that area (21 miles or so).
Commercial sites across TN21 are covered for service penetrations. For a building on Halley Road, Burwash Road and Highview Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Sites close to Broad Oak are covered too, including Cade Street (1 mile south-west), Old Heathfield (1 mile south), Heathfield (2 miles south-west), Sandy Cross (2 miles south-west) and Maynard's Green (3 miles south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Eastbourne (13 miles south), Hastings (14 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles south-east), Lewes (14 miles south-west), Hailsham (8 miles south) and Crowborough (7 miles north-west).
Around Broad Oak
Recent enquiries here include premises near Heathfield Community College, among other places. The nearest railway station is Stonegate station, about 4.5 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Old Castle (3.7 miles south-east) and Sussex Farm Museum (3.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Broad Oak include Selwyns Wood.
How the job changes by surface
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. The detail limits bundle size and the gaps between and around cables, so we check before sealing.
Small ducts
We seal around ducts only within what the tested detail covers. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Aftercare for building managers
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Pass these on to them:
- Arrange inspection before areas are covered up
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Record which product was used where
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. Then the seal goes in while the area is open, not months later.
FAQs: Broad Oak
Is Broad Oak off your patch?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. London and every South East county are within our area. Good photographs up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Broad Oak, such as Swife Business Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Broad Oak and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Swife Business Park included. To start, just ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No, and we won’t imply otherwise. Some clients require third-party installer schemes even though the law doesn’t, so it’s worth checking what your contract says. Where it isn’t required, we install the specified sealant to the maker’s details.
Is colour matching possible?
In many cases, yes. Many products come in a range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or surrounding finishes is often possible. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Failed sealant is removed and the faces cleaned back to sound, dry material first, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes, for 12 months. If our installation fails in that time, we return and fix it.
Do you work in Scotland as well as England?
Our area runs from Greater London and the South East to every part of Scotland. Scotland’s non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects service penetrations to be fire stopped to at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance, using products tested for their end use.