Holbrook fire stopping
Looking for fire stopping in Holbrook? Send us the details for a fixed quote, backed by a 12-month guarantee on the work.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Fire stopping across Holbrook
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
How we handle fire stopping in Holbrook
A lot of fire-stopping work comes after M&E installation, a refit or a tenant fit-out. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. Most enquiries involve seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and service penetrations left open after M&E works, across service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: on jobs in Holbrook, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Rural conversions around Holbrook 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.
The 12-month guarantee is for workmanship rather than wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we are clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Where
- Holbrook (RH12)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
When it isn’t the sealant
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
What sets the cost
The price varies from site to site. It mainly depends on:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What to include in your enquiry
Whether it’s one area or a whole building, the same details help:
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Any dates the work must fit around
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
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Site staff or a sealant specialist?
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
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.
On site: what to expect
Diagnose, treat, sign off: that’s the shape of every visit. First comes an inspection and agreement on scope, then we prepare and seal each joint with the specified product, and we finish with a walk round so the work can be signed off. For work around Holbrook, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- 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.
Getting the site ready
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Request a quote
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
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Holbrook: questions and answers
Is a hospital such as Horsham Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Is Holbrook off your patch?
Not at all. Holbrook is within our area. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Will fire-rated sealant work on every penetration?
No. It depends on the tested detail for that wall or floor and service. Large openings, many plastic pipes and some ducts need collars, wraps, batts or boards, and we’ll tell you when that applies.
Do you seal on top of existing sealant?
No, never. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so it all comes out first.
Do you design or specify fire stopping?
No. Deciding what is needed sits with the designer, fire engineer and building control. Our role is installing what they specify, to the product’s tested detail.
How do I request a quote?
The quote form is the simplest route, though you can also phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form. Include photos or drawings if you have them.
Is BS 476 being phased out?
In England, references to the older BS 476 national classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. The European route, BS EN 13501-2, then applies. Your designer will choose products with the right evidence.
How the job changes by surface
Metal pipes
Sealant details often cover copper and steel pipework. The tested detail sets the pipe size range, gap, depth and whether insulation can stay on and we confirm each before sealing.
Drylining partitions
Drylined fire walls are tested in a particular build-up. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness.
Fire stopping around Holbrook: how the place shapes the job
The 2 miles around Holbrook include five care or nursing homes. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Colleges such as The College of Richard Collyer, 1.6 miles south of Holbrook, add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product. In a retail centre such as Tanbridge Retail Park (2.4 miles south-west of Holbrook), any fire-resisting wall between units that is crossed by new services needs sealing to the tested detail.
Holbrook is about 2 miles north of Horsham, in West Sussex. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Holbrook, we can help, as we do across West Sussex. We work across 373 places in West Sussex, from busy centres to rural villages. There’s a separate page for Brighton, about 20 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in RH12 are within our area for service penetrations. Sites close to Holbrook are covered too, including Warnham (2 miles west), Horsham (2 miles south), Broadbridge Heath (3 miles south-west), Tower Hill (3 miles south-west) and Rowhook (4 miles west). Further afield, our area takes in Crawley (5 miles east), Haywards Heath (11 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles south-east), East Grinstead (13 miles east), Broadfield (4 miles east) and Storrington (13 miles south-west).
Around Holbrook
In Holbrook, that means premises near Greenway Academy and Warnham Park. The closest station to Holbrook is Warnham station, about 0.8 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Horsham Hospital (1.7 miles south-west). Open spaces near Holbrook include Warnham LNR and Vann Lake.
Common problems we fix in Holbrook
Some seals fail because the wrong product went in: expanding foam or a general-purpose sealant pushed into a gap to tidy it. It may look closed, but it has no tested fire performance in that position.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
In a building such as St. Mark's Church, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
What to look for in a quote
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- Who will actually carry out the work