Fire stopping in Goring-by-Sea
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Goring-by-Sea. Send photos or drawings for a fixed quote.
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Fire stopping across Goring-by-Sea
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Goring-by-Sea
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. If you have builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Goring-by-Sea tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Around Goring-by-Sea, 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.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: preparation, application and finish. Damage, later alterations by others and movement beyond what the joint was designed for sit outside it.
- Place
- Goring-by-Sea (BN12, BN99, BN13)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What the job involves on each surface
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.
Masonry and concrete
Many seals are made in blockwork, brickwork or concrete slabs. Dust and debris are cleared from the opening, so the sealant and any backing sit properly.
FAQs: Goring-by-Sea
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Goring-by-Sea?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Do you work in occupied care homes around Goring-by-Sea?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. Any site rules, from signing in to infection control, are agreed before we start.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. A group of buildings can go on one quote, with one point of contact.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. We’re CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so external work may be moved if conditions aren’t right. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We confirm what’s available for the specified product when we quote.
Common problems we fix in Goring-by-Sea
Plenty of openings were simply never closed, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Older community buildings such as St Mary's Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Who will actually carry out the work
Diagnose, treat, sign off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. What matters most for a job in Goring-by-Sea is a clear list of what needs doing, so send photos of each area. You will then get a fixed price for the work.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Let us know about inductions and permits
Getting a fixed quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email with what you know.
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Compartments and services around Goring-by-Sea
For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. 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. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. Goring-by-Sea has 24 care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Goring Hall Hospital, under half a mile to the west of Goring-by-Sea, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. Office fit-outs on sites such as Goring Business Park, under half a mile north-east of Goring-by-Sea, add cabling and pipework through fire-resisting walls, and fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it.
Goring-by-Sea is about 1 mile south-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. If you are looking for fire stopping in Goring-by-Sea, we can help. We work across 373 places in West Sussex. Brighton is covered too, around 13 miles from Goring-by-Sea.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout BN12, BN99 and BN13. Streets here include Sea Lane, Jupp's Lane and Goring Road. Close to Goring-by-Sea, our area also takes in Ferring (1 mile west), Hangleton (1 mile west), Kingston Gorse (2 miles west), Durrington (2 miles north) and West Kingston (2 miles west). Bigger towns within reach include Bognor Regis (12 miles west), Littlehampton (5 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (7 miles east), Lancing (5 miles east), Rustington (4 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north).
Near you in Goring-by-Sea
In Goring-by-Sea, that means premises near Durrington Minature Railway, Chatsmore Catholic High School and Worthing College, among other places. Goring-by-Sea’s nearest station is Goring-By-Sea station, about 0.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Museum of Sussex Folklore (1.6 miles north-east) and The Acre (1.8 miles east). Open spaces near Goring-by-Sea include Highdown Hill.
General trades versus a specialist
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but larger jobs are different: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Maintenance after handover
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail using the same product.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job.
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Why deal with it now?
An unsealed opening affects more than fire safety: they also carry noise, draughts and smells between rooms. The specified fire seal closes the gap for all of these. For buildings in places like Goring-by-Sea, one well-planned visit beats several small ones, so we’d suggest renewing all the joints that are going, not just the worst.
Cost follows what’s involved: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Why choose Mastic Doctor in Goring-by-Sea
- CHAS accredited
- Clear, fixed quotes
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Public liability insurance in place
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced or how we’re accredited.