Hailsham fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps throughout Hailsham and nearby, carried out by CSCS-carded applicators. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping for businesses in Hailsham
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Hailsham
The test standards are BS EN 1366-3 for penetration seals and BS EN 1366-4 for linear joints. That classification, such as EI 60 or EI 120, belongs to the product in its tested arrangement. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. Most enquiries involve service penetrations left open after M&E works and fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated, on cable penetrations, pipe penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads. For commercial sealant work in Hailsham, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, whether it’s one building or several.
Older buildings in towns like Hailsham have often been rewired and replumbed several times, and each change can leave unsealed holes in walls and floors. Our applicators follow the product’s published detail for that wall or floor whenever fire-rated sealant is the chosen seal.
We stand by our work with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Place
- Hailsham (BN27)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What we’re called out for in Hailsham
Mixing products or improvising a detail breaks the link with the test evidence. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are what we find most often.
Typical triggers for a call:
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
Hotels like The Crown Hotel, less than half a mile to the south-east of Hailsham, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
What your quote should include
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Their public liability cover
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
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What we can’t put right
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
Our process
We bring the products specified for the job, along with primers and backing rod. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and the sealant is tooled off neatly. For a town like Hailsham, we try to group jobs for the same client into one visit, with one quote covering them. Tell us when the building is open and we will plan to suit.
- 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.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To ask for one, call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
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Looking after the joints
Every sealant joint needs some looking after, and their life depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use. Our advice:
- Check with the data sheet before painting over fire sealant
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. A short check at the end of each job saves a long hunt later.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match, and it helps at inspections.
Penetration seals near Hailsham
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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. Hailsham 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.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Amberstone Hospital (1.5 miles north-east of Hailsham) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. Tenant changes at centres like Hailsham Retail Park (to the south-west of Hailsham) often mean new services through walls between units.
Hailsham is about 6 miles north of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Hailsham, we can help. Our East Sussex coverage takes in 308 places, large and small. Brighton is covered too, around 17 miles from Hailsham.
Business premises anywhere in BN27 are within our area for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on High Street, Market Place and Station Road and the roads nearby. With the A271 and A295 nearby, Hailsham is easy to get to with materials and equipment. If your building is just outside Hailsham, we cover Tile Hurst (1 mile north-west), Upper Horsebridge (1 mile north), Hellingly (1 mile north), Lower Horsebridge (1 mile north-west) and Magham Down (2 miles north-east). Further afield, our area takes in Eastbourne (6 miles south), Hastings (13 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (9 miles east), Seaford (9 miles south-west), Lewes (11 miles west) and Crowborough (14 miles north). Hailsham is one of the busier places in East Sussex, and its commercial and public buildings are all within our area.
What’s near Hailsham
In Hailsham, that means premises near The Grenadier pub and White House Academy and the streets around them. Hailsham’s nearest station is Polegate station, about 3 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Herstmonceux Castle (3.6 miles east) and Amberstone Hospital (1.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Combe Hill.
Your questions answered
Is a hospital such as Amberstone Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Hailsham?
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.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Do you need to see the site first?
Many jobs can be quoted from photographs, drawings or a joint schedule. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a visit before quoting.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to, and we raise anything unclear before work begins.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
In many cases, 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.
Can weather delay the job?
Outside, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Inside work is seldom held up.
Why act early in Hailsham
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. The fix is to remove it and reinstall to the detail, so it makes sense to get it right first time. For businesses and landlords in Hailsham, a tidy, sound joint also matters for appearance. Renewing it keeps the building looking cared for.
The price depends on the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote once you have the details.
What you get with us
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Specification-led, product-correct work
Take a look at what affects the cost or how we’re accredited.
Should maintenance staff do it?
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, 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.