Fire stopping in Frant
Planning work on a service penetration in Frant? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
Fire stopping near Frant
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Frant
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings. Tell us what records you need and we will confirm with the quote. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, pipe penetrations and cable penetrations, and what we’re called in for most is unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and penetration schedules that need working through. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Frant, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Rural conversions around Frant can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
We sign every job 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.
- Place
- Frant (TN3)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Why deal with it now?
Sealing behind the M&E trades area by area beats a sweep at the end. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down, and the right detail can be checked at the time. Halls, stores and units around places like Frant may not be checked every day, which gives a failed joint time to do damage. Renewing joints in good time avoids the problem.
What a job costs comes down to how many linear metres there are, what has to come out first and the access. Call for a quote when you’re ready.
Why us?
- CHAS accredited
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
- Sealing commercial buildings since 2005
- Constructionline member
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Our process
In a busy building, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed before the next one starts. Jobs in and around smaller places like Frant are usually planned as a single visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. That way the right products come on the day.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- 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.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out so the seal starts clean.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Before we start on site
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Make sure the joints can be reached
Get a fixed quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call 01277 525 020 or email us.
Advice
Frant: questions and answers
Is hospital work, at somewhere like Tunbridge Wells Nuffield Hospital, something you do?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Is Royal Victoria Shopping Centre, near Frant, within your area?
Yes. We cover Frant and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Royal Victoria Shopping Centre. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Is fire stopping in Scotland covered by different guidance?
Our area runs from Greater London and the South East to every part of Scotland. In Scotland, clause 2.1.14 of the non-domestic Technical Handbook says service penetrations should keep at least the fire resistance of the wall or floor, using products tested for their end use.
Can one quote cover more than one building?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
When is resealing likely to be due?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Include it with the drawings when you ask for a quote, and we will price the work to it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
What do BS EN 1366-3 and BS EN 13501-2 mean?
Penetration seals are tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4. Results are classified under BS EN 13501-2. The rating applies to the product as tested.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Before we quote, we look at:
- The total length or number of joints
- Working within restricted access windows
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- The product specified
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What to include in your enquiry
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Any specification or named product
- Access details, including height
The quickest route to a quote is a few photographs and the site postcode. Send them through the quote form, or phone 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos if you’d rather talk the job through.
Compartment walls and floors in Frant
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. Central London is about 32 miles from Frant. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls.
For a hotel such as The Abergavenny Arms Hotel (less than half a mile north-west of Frant), penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade. Hospital estates such as Tunbridge Wells Nuffield Hospital, 2.5 miles to the north of Frant, are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail.
Frant is about 3 miles south of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in East Sussex. We cover Frant, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Frant is one of 308 places in East Sussex on our list for service penetrations. Our Brighton page has more on work in that area.
Commercial sites across TN3 are covered for service penetrations. Among the streets we cover are High Street, The Green and Warren Ridge, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Sites close to Frant are covered too, including The Platt (1 mile south), Eridge Green (2 miles west), Mark Cross (2 miles south), Town Row (4 miles south-west) and Tidebrook (4 miles south). Further afield, our area takes in Crowborough (5 miles south-west), Uckfield (11 miles south-west), Heathfield (9 miles south), Upper Horsebridge (15 miles south), Hellingly (15 miles south) and Battle (15 miles south-east).
Near you in Frant
In Frant, that means premises near Eridge Park and The George Public House. Frant’s nearest station is Frant station, about 1.2 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include The Corn Exchange (2.1 miles north) and The Amelia (2.6 miles north). Open spaces near Frant include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
More services for Frant
Maintenance after handover
For the best life from the joints:
- Agree the fire-stopping specification before services go in
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Record which product was used where
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
On fit-outs, get the fire-stopping specification agreed before the services go in. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts.
Common problems we fix in Frant
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.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Shop fits on retail sites such as Royal Victoria Shopping Centre, 2.7 miles to the north of Frant, can bring new services through fire-resisting walls between units, to be sealed with the specified product.
Before you book anyone
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Their public liability cover
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
For managing agents and facilities managers
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so the building keeps working while we do.
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Frant. Several sites can go on one quote, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.