Fire stopping in Crawley Down
Fire stopping in Crawley Down, backed by over 20 years in commercial sealing. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Fire stopping for businesses in Crawley Down
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Compartments and services around Crawley Down
There are a number of hotels within about 2 miles of Crawley Down. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are usually fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. Crawley Down is about 26 miles from central London. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls.
For a building such as All Saints Parish Church, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing. Hotels such as Alexander House Hotel, 1.1 miles south of Crawley Down, rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Crawley Down is about 3 miles west of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Across the RH10 postcode area, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Our West Sussex coverage takes in 373 places. There’s a separate page for Brighton, roughly 20 miles from Crawley Down.
We take on service penetrations across the RH10 postcode area, for business premises of every kind. Among the streets we cover are Station Road, Forest Close and Burleigh Way, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Just outside Crawley Down, we also work in Furnace Wood (1 mile north), Snow Hill (1 mile north), Turners Hill (1 mile south), Domewood (1 mile north) and Felbridge (2 miles north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Crawley (5 miles west), Horsham (11 miles west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south), Burgess Hill (12 miles south), East Grinstead (3 miles east) and Broadfield (6 miles west).
Landmarks near Crawley Down
Around Crawley Down, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Imberhorne School, among other places. The nearest railway station is East Grinstead station, about 2.5 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Queen Victoria Hospital (3.5 miles east) and Effingham Park Motor Museum (1.4 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
How we handle fire stopping in Crawley Down
Facilities managers in Crawley Down often find open service penetrations when ceilings come down for other work. If a specification already covers those walls and floors, we can reseal 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. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and what we are called in for most is fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover and unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Crawley Down, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around Crawley Down, penetration and linear seals tend to be one-building jobs. Send the specification, drawings or photos of the openings and we will quote to suit.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if the work we did fails within twelve months, we return to fix it.
- Location
- Crawley Down (RH10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Finding unsealed or improvised openings late can hold up a programme which is why earlier is better. In a smaller place such as Crawley Down, getting a contractor back for a second visit takes time, so it’s worth dealing with every failing joint at once.
The price depends on the quantity of joints, what has to come out first and how the joints are reached. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Why clients in Crawley Down choose us
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and insurance.
What we are called out for in Crawley Down
On a busy project, programme pressure can mean fire stopping is rushed or left to whichever trade is closest. That is when untested combinations creep in.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Queen Victoria Hospital, 3.5 miles east of Crawley Down, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- How joint depth will be controlled
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
Building owners, agents and FMs in Crawley Down
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Whether you are a managing agent, a property factor or an owner’s representative: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Questions about Crawley Down
Can you work at a site such as Silverwood Industrial Estate, by Crawley Down?
Yes, sites like Silverwood Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Crawley Down. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as Queen Victoria Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Is BS 476 being phased out?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B in England drops its references to BS 476 classes, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. The European route, BS EN 13501-2, then applies. Product selection stays with your designer.
Can weather delay the job?
It can, for external work. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Internal work is far less affected.
Can you tell us what fire stopping our building needs?
No. The specification comes from your designer, fire engineer or building control. Our role is fitting the specified fire-rated sealant, following the maker’s tested details.
Can you quote from photos?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
The tests are BS EN 1366-3 for penetrations and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints, and classification is to BS EN 13501-2. An EI 60 seal kept its integrity and insulation for 60 minutes as tested and the installation has to match the test.
Nearby places to Crawley Down
What else we do in Crawley Down
Our process
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Everything around the joints gets protected before any cutting starts, with the work itself typically taking a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. If neighbouring businesses or buildings around Crawley Down need work too, visits can be combined. Tell us your site hours and we’ll plan around them.
- 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’ll be in
- Send your site hours and access windows
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
Quotes
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photographs and a few notes.
Advice
What affects the price in Crawley Down
The price varies from site to site. Expect it to depend on:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- The product specified
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- How much existing material needs removing
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Before you send an enquiry
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- Any specification or named product
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Surface by surface
Plastic pipes
In a fire, plastic pipework melts away and leaves an opening. Small sizes are sometimes covered by an intumescent sealant detail, though larger ones typically call for a collar or wrap. We check the pipe material and diameter against the detail before we start.
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork typically needs a different solution set by the designer and we flag that rather than guess.