Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Fontwell, West Sussex
Sealant work in Fontwell for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Need fire stopping in Fontwell?
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Owners, agents and contractors
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor on new-build and refurbishment projects. We work to your programme, your specification and your site rules, and our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Whether you’re 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. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Fire stopping in Fontwell
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, often unnoticed. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. The enquiries we see most involve head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Most enquiries from Fontwell start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
A job near Fontwell is usually planned around one visit, with the specification and photographs sent in advance. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
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.
- Place
- Fontwell (BN18, PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Maintenance after handover
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Share these points with them:
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail using the same product.
Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts.
How the quote is worked out
Before we quote, we look at:
- How accessible the joints are
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Phasing around occupants
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Before you send an enquiry
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- When you need the work done
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
For a fixed quote, phone 01277 525 020 or email us with the site address and an outline of the work. You can also send details through our quote form.
Places near Fontwell
Other services in Fontwell
Where services cross fire walls in Fontwell
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. 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. The 2 miles around Fontwell include six care or nursing homes. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product.
Hotels such as Avisford Park Hotel (to the east of Fontwell) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified. For a hospital such as Arundel and District Hospital, which lies east of Fontwell, penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. Industrial units on estates such as Tokar Industrial Park, 1.8 miles to the south-east of Fontwell, often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal.
Fontwell is about 5 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. We cover Fontwell, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. 373 places across West Sussex fall within our area, Fontwell among them. Our Portsmouth page has more on work in that area (19 miles or so).
Commercial sites across BN18 and PO20 are covered for service penetrations. Buildings on London Road, Cooke Road and Steeplechase Way are within our area for service penetrations. We also cover Eastergate (1 mile south), Slindon (1 mile north-east), Nyton (1 mile south-west), West Barnham (1 mile south) and Slindon Common (1 mile east) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Worthing (11 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles south), Chichester (6 miles west), Selsey (10 miles south-west), Littlehampton (6 miles south-east) and Lancing (14 miles east).
What’s near Fontwell
Around Fontwell, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Eastergate CofE Primary School and the streets around them. The closest station to Fontwell is Barnham station, about 1.6 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Tote Copse Castle (2.2 miles south-west) and Arundel and District Hospital (3.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Bignor Hill and WWT Arundel.
Our process
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. 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. Smaller jobs around Fontwell can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Before we start on site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Getting a fixed quote
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Upload them with the quote form, or ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form to discuss it first.
Advice
What sealant work can’t fix
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We will tell you if the real problem is one of these:
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Questions about Fontwell
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Fontwell after a refit?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. We match the product to the wall or floor and the services, and say if something other than sealant is needed.
Can work in a care setting near Fontwell go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We agree rooms and times with the manager and work a few areas at a time. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months.
Is colour matching possible?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited, we’re a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
Who decides which product is used?
Where there’s a specification, we use the product it names. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Will you come and look before quoting?
That depends on the size and complexity of the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photos and measurements, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
Doing it in-house
Redoing a failed joint normally costs more than getting it right at the outset, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.