Hamsey fire stopping
Fire stopping for Hamsey, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured and CHAS accredited.
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Fire stopping for Hamsey sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping around Hamsey: points for this area
A number of hotels sit less than 2 miles from Hamsey. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal. Hamsey is about 42 miles from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
At a healthcare site like Lewes Victoria Hospital (1.5 miles south of Hamsey), new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal. At a university such as University of Sussex, which lies south-west of Hamsey, labs, lecture blocks and residences are re-serviced often, so penetration seals are best checked after M&E work.
Hamsey is about 1 mile north of Lewes, in East Sussex. We cover commercial sites throughout Hamsey, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. We work across 308 places in East Sussex, large and small. Our Brighton page has more on work in that area, about 7 miles away.
Commercial sites across BN8 are covered. Sites close to Hamsey are covered too, including Offham (1 mile south-west), South Malling (1 mile south), Lewes (1 mile south), Cliffe (2 miles south) and Southover (2 miles south). Nearby towns on our patch include Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (9 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (13 miles north-east), Uckfield (7 miles north-east) and Newhaven (7 miles south).
Around Hamsey
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Railway Land, Priory School and The Blacksmiths Arms and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Cooksbridge station, about 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Lewes Castle (1.6 miles south) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (1.5 miles south). Not far away are Malling Down and Offham Hill.
How we handle fire stopping in Hamsey
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Other openings need collars, wraps, batts, pillows or boards. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. Most enquiries involve seals that don’t match their tested detail and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, on service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and cable penetrations. Searching for sealant specialists in Hamsey? We’ve been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, with CSCS-carded applicators.
For a smaller site near Hamsey, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, with the specification and photographs sent in advance. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
- Place
- Hamsey (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What else we do in Hamsey
Different surfaces, different methods
Risers and ceiling voids
Voids hide a lot of unsealed openings. We work through the areas on your schedule methodically, and note anything we find that isn’t on it.
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe, and some details add wrapping or a set length of insulation. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
Our process
Occupied buildings need a little choreography. 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. For a building around Hamsey, tell us how to find it and who will meet us. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Preparing the site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Ask for a quote
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Related advice
General trades versus a specialist
Redoing a failed joint typically costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be 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 brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
Hamsey: questions and answers
Will you take on work at estates like Malling Industrial Estate, close to Hamsey?
Yes. We cover Hamsey and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Malling Industrial Estate. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Will you plan work around the academic year at somewhere like University of Sussex?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we’ll plan the work around them. Let us know which documents your site asks for, and we will confirm them alongside the quote.
Can you handle several sites?
Yes. We take on portfolio and planned maintenance work, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
When can the area be used after sealing?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we will confirm with the quote.
How much does the work cost?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. For yours, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. The specification and the manufacturer’s installation guidance are what we work to.
How the quote is worked out
To price the job, we consider:
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
- How accessible the joints are
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Which sealant the job calls 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.
Before you send an enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Clear photos of the problem areas
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Any specification or named product
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we will arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
When to call us in Hamsey
Fire stopping can get squeezed at the end of a programme, or done by whoever is on site. That is when untested combinations creep in, which then have to be put right.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Where a unit on an estate such as Malling Industrial Estate, which lies south-east of Hamsey, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail.
Comparing quotes
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- Will CSCS-carded applicators be on site?
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
Building owners, agents and FMs in Hamsey
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
If you look after buildings for someone else, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.