Fire Stopping in Hove
Fire stopping for Hove, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
Need fire stopping in Hove?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Where services cross fire walls in Hove
Four care or nursing homes sit less than 2 miles from Hove. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product. Central London is about 46 miles from Hove. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls, and the gaps need sealing with the specified product.
For a unit at a site such as Goldstone Retail Park, which lies north of Hove, any new service through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the tested detail. Colleges such as Waterbear College Brighton (1.4 miles east of Hove) add IT and services as courses change, and each new penetration through a fire-resisting wall needs sealing with the specified product.
Hove is about 2 miles west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Our applicators travel to Hove for work on service penetrations, handled exactly as we handle every other area. We work across 29 places in Brighton and Hove.
We take on service penetrations across the BN3, BN1 and BN52 postcode area. If your site is on Farm Road, York Road and Aymer Road or close by, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Hove sits on or close to the A270 and A2023. Nearby places we also cover include Brighton and Hove (1 mile north-west), Brunswick (1 mile south-east), Aldrington (1 mile west), Prestonville (1 mile north-east) and West Blatchington (1 mile north). A short drive away, we cover Kemptown (3 miles east), Whitehawk (3 miles east), Moulsecoomb (3 miles east), Hollingbury (3 miles north-east), Bevendean (3 miles east) and Saltdean (6 miles east).
Local landmarks in Hove
In Hove, that means premises near The Drive Prep School, St. Ann's Well Gardens and The Urchin pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in Hove itself: Hove station. Nearby you will also find British Engineerium (0.9 miles north) and Montefiore Hospital (0.7 miles east). Open spaces near Hove include Whitehawk Hill and Thundersbarrow Hill.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Hove
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on buildings around Hove. Most enquiries involve fire sealant pulled out of the opening and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, across pipe penetrations, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Hove, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Older buildings in towns like Hove 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.
Work we carry out comes with a 12-month guarantee. If an installation problem shows up, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll arrange a return visit.
- Where
- Hove (BN3, BN1, BN52)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Hove
Open penetrations multiply: each new service adds to the list. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small, rather than turning into a full building survey and reseal. In a town such as Hove, a lot of buildings are older and have been altered over time, and joints where old meets new tend to fail first. Resealing them early protects the building behind.
Access often affects the price as much as the sealing: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
What you get with us
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Working in a building that stays open takes some planning. We sign and contain the area we’re in, keep walkways clear and work section by section so the rest of the building stays in use. For a town like Hove, we try to group jobs for the same client into one visit. Tell us when the building is open and we will plan to suit.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- 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.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
What we need from you
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Tell us what induction or permit system the site runs
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
When something else is needed
Our job is the joint, not everything around it. Sealant alone won’t deal with:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Owners, agents and contractors
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, and each stage is agreed with your contact.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
When to call us in Hove
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. The opening looks sealed but has no fire test evidence behind it, so it has to come out.
Clients usually get in touch after noticing one or more of the following:
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Hotels such as OYO Albany Hotel (to the south-east of Hove) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
What your quote should include
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- How they’ll work around occupants
Surface by surface
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. Openings around new cables are resealed to the detail, and we tell you if the bundle exceeds what sealant covers.
Risers and ceiling voids
Service risers and the voids above ceilings are where openings collect. Access is often tight, so we agree it with you in advance along with any permits your site needs.
Hove: questions and answers
Would you work within a site like The Montefiore Hospital?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Can you seal around new services in a hotel near Hove?
Yes. We install fire-rated and intumescent sealant where it is specified. It goes in to the manufacturer’s tested detail for the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we’ll tell you if the detail calls for a collar, wrap or batt instead.
How long before the joints can be used?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, with some planning. Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited, we are a Constructionline member and we use CSCS-carded applicators.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we’ll ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Do you offer coloured sealant?
It depends on the product specified. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so we will confirm the colours available for the specified product with the quote.