Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Hollingbury, Brighton and Hove
Need fire stopping in Hollingbury? It’s simple: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed.
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
Need fire stopping in Hollingbury?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
On site: what to expect
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, the manufacturer’s primer is applied where it’s called for, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. If neighbouring businesses or buildings around Hollingbury need work too, visits can be combined. Tell us your site hours and we will plan around them.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Preparing the site
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Agree which areas must stay open
Request a quote
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
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How we handle fire stopping in Hollingbury
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. We work on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, cable penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads, and what we are called in for most is seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls. Whoever orders the work in Hollingbury, the brief is normally the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Converted and extended buildings around places like Hollingbury can mix old and new construction, so it’s worth confirming the wall or floor type before choosing the seal. The right product depends on the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
Every job ends the same way: guaranteed. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Location
- Hollingbury (BN1)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
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After the work
After handover, these steps help:
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Record which product was used where
- Ask which product is in place before decorating
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
Add risers, plant rooms and ceiling voids to routine fire-stopping checks. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown and get them dealt with.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there instead of being left for someone else.
What we’re called out for in Hollingbury
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access typically bring them to light.
It’s worth sending us details if you spot any of the following:
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
For a hospital such as Brighton General Hospital, 2.1 miles south of Hollingbury, penetration sealing is usually phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
When to bring in a specialist
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.
What you see is the finished bead, but most of the work is hidden. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are where general trades tend to cut corners.
Surface by surface
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. We reseal around them to the specified detail.
Small ducts
Ducts are only sealed with sealant where the detail allows it. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Questions about Hollingbury
Is a hospital such as Brighton General Hospital somewhere you can work?
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.
Can you work at a site such as Hollingbury Industrial Estate, by Hollingbury?
Yes, sites like Hollingbury Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Hollingbury. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Do the same rules apply to fire stopping in Scotland?
Building standards in Scotland are separate from England’s, and England uses Approved Document B. Either way, we install the specified sealant to its tested detail.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photographs and a postcode.
Do you work in Hollingbury?
Yes. Hollingbury is in our area and the rest of Brighton and Hove. For a quote, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months on every job.
Penetration seals near Hollingbury
Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. A 2-mile radius around Hollingbury takes in a number of hotels. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
For a site team at a college like Downs View Link College, 0.8 miles south-west of Hollingbury, fire-rated sealing is best scheduled after the summer works. For a unit at a site such as Hollingbury Industrial Estate, which lies north-east of Hollingbury, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall.
Hollingbury is about 2 miles north of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Any commercial site in Hollingbury is covered. Hollingbury is one of 29 places we cover in Brighton and Hove.
Postcode districts covered here: BN1 for service penetrations. Buildings on Keymer Road, Warmdene Road and Carden Avenue are within our area for service penetrations. Close to Hollingbury, our area also takes in Patcham (1 mile west), Withdean (1 mile south-west), Hollingdean (1 mile south), Preston (1 mile south-west) and Westdene (1 mile west). A short drive away, we cover Brighton and Hove (3 miles south-west), Hove (3 miles south-west), Brunswick (3 miles south), Portslade (4 miles west), Kemptown (3 miles south) and Whitehawk (3 miles south-east).
What’s near Hollingbury
In Hollingbury, that means premises near University of Sussex Library, Patcham High School and Wild Park, among other places. Also close by are The Dharma Primary School (0.5 miles north-west) and County Oak pub (less than half a mile north-east). For rail, the closest station is Moulsecoomb station, roughly 1.1 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Brighton General Hospital (2.1 miles south) and Churchill Square (2.6 miles south). Not far away are Ladies Mile and Ditchling Beacon.
What sets the cost
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Distance, for remote addresses
- Phasing around occupants
- Any access equipment needed
- How much existing material needs removing
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Before you send an enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- A wide shot and a close-up of the area
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 call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.