Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Five Ash Down, East Sussex
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps across Five Ash Down, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. CHAS accredited and fully insured.
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Fire stopping for Five Ash Down sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
About our fire stopping in Five Ash Down
We are commercial sealant applicators, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators on site. 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. Site teams most often ask us about old intumescent sealant that has split away and penetration schedules that need working through, on pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows 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: in Five Ash Down, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Five Ash Down often combine new partitions with old walls. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. Should something we installed fail, phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we will come back to it.
- Place
- Five Ash Down (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Cost factors for service penetrations
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Location, for remote and island sites
- The site’s rules and procedures
- How much existing material needs removing
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, and any specification that applies. Ask us for a fixed quote.
What to include in your enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Any specification or named product
A good quote starts with a clear picture: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Common problems we fix in Five Ash Down
When a seal departs from its tested detail, the evidence no longer covers it. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are the usual culprits.
Any of the following is a good reason to get the joints checked over:
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
For a school such as Buxted CofE Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Comparing quotes
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- Is the sealant right for the movement and the substrate?
On site: what to expect
Inspect, seal, sign off: every visit follows that pattern. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. If others near Five Ash Down need work, visits can be combined. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Tell staff and tenants when we will be in
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Getting a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? Send the scope and any drawings, and we will return a fixed quote that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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Building owners, agents and FMs in Five Ash Down
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Five Ash Down can form part of a wider programme.
Nearby places to Five Ash Down
Other services in Five Ash Down
Aftercare for building managers
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t, and the data sheet says which.
The simplest way to keep compartment walls intact is to plan fire stopping into every job that crosses them. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there, not months later.
Surface by surface
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork normally needs a different solution set by the designer.
Linear joints
Head-of-wall joints often have to absorb slab deflection. The specified product and backing for that movement are what goes in, with no gaps along the run.
Compartments and services around Five Ash Down
Five Ash Down has several 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. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Older community buildings such as Five Ash Down Independent Chapel that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. Tenant changes at parks like Ashdown Business Park, 1.4 miles west of Five Ash Down, bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal.
Five Ash Down is about 2 miles north of Uckfield, in East Sussex. We cover commercial sites throughout Five Ash Down, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Across East Sussex, 308 places are covered, including Five Ash Down. Brighton is covered too, around 16 miles from Five Ash Down.
We cover the TN22 postcode districts for service penetrations. Among the streets we cover are Ashengate Way, Flaxen Fields and Olives Pit Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Sites close to Five Ash Down are covered too, including High Hurstwood (1 mile north-east), Fairwarp (1 mile north), Sweethaws (3 miles north-east), Crowborough (4 miles north-east) and Jarvis Brook (5 miles north-east). Nearby towns on our patch include Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (10 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles south-east), Newhaven (14 miles south), Peacehaven (15 miles south) and Telscombe (15 miles south).
Local landmarks in Five Ash Down
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Uckfield College, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Buxted station, about 1.2 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Tickerage Castle (2.8 miles south-east) and Uckfield Community Hospital (2.4 miles south). Open spaces near Five Ash Down include Brickfield Meadow.
Your questions answered
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in Five Ash Down?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B drops its BS 476 references in favour of BS EN 13501-2 classification, with transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Five Ash Down?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Which sealant will you use?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Does the weather affect the work?
Outside, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Will you quote for a small job?
Small jobs are welcome alongside larger packages. Send details for a fixed quote.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we will send them with the quote.