Kingsley Green fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Kingsley Green. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
Need fire stopping in Kingsley Green?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Kingsley Green, done properly
We are commercial sealant applicators, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, with CSCS-carded applicators on site. We hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. If you have damaged fire seals in risers and voids and fire stopping installed outside its tested range, we can put it right, whatever the surface. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Kingsley Green tend to want the same three things: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Kingsley Green often combine new partitions with old walls. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. If an installation problem shows up, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will arrange a return visit.
- Place
- Kingsley Green (GU27)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
On site: what to expect
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. After that, any old or failed material is removed, each joint is prepared and the new sealant goes in. Smaller jobs around Kingsley Green can be grouped with others nearby, which keeps travel down. You will have a fixed quote before work starts.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- 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.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Before we start on site
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Flag any permit to work we will need
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Ask for a quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Advice
When to call us in Kingsley Green
Plenty of openings were simply never closed because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access usually bring them to light.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
For a school such as Fernhurst Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
Comparing quotes
- How joint depth will be controlled
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Whether their applicators hold CSCS cards
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
Kingsley Green: questions and answers
What does the BS 476 change mean for fire-rated sealant in Kingsley Green?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. The designer or fire engineer sets the specification, and we install the product to the manufacturer’s tested detail.
Would you work within a site like Holy Cross Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, since fresh sealant will not bond reliably to aged material.
Do you hold CHAS accreditation?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Is Kingsley Green in your area?
Yes. We cover Kingsley Green, and the simplest way to start is to call 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Send details for a fixed quote.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and work stops until any suspect material has been tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
Leave it or put it right?
Leave a penetration open and smoke and fire can cross into the next compartment far earlier than intended. While the openings can be reached, sealing them is normally straightforward. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Kingsley Green, rather than one at a time. Send photos of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: joints within easy reach take less time than ones that need access equipment. Tell us how the joints are reached and call for a quote.
Why us?
- One contact handling all your sites
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- Constructionline member
Read our cost guide or how we’re accredited.
Different surfaces, different methods
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do.
Plastic pipes
Waste and drainage pipes through floors are a frequent case. Whether sealant alone is acceptable depends entirely on the tested detail.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
There’s also the paperwork. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint, which is what makes a joint last.
Places near Kingsley Green
Other services in Kingsley Green
Fire-rated sealing for Kingsley Green buildings
Kingsley Green has two care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Care homes rely on fire-resisting walls and floors, and maintenance work that breaks through them leaves openings to seal. Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
Theatres, wards and plant rooms at sites like Holy Cross Hospital (to the north of Kingsley Green) all have compartment walls crossed by services. For a building such as The Parish Church of St Margaret, new heating or data runs are the usual reason penetrations need sealing.
Kingsley Green is about 10 miles north-east of Petersfield, in West Sussex. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Kingsley Green use us for work on service penetrations, as part of our coverage of West Sussex. 373 places across West Sussex fall within our area, including Kingsley Green. Portsmouth is covered too, some 23 miles away.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in GU27 gets the same process as the rest of our area: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Square Drive, Haslemere Road and Hatch Lane and the roads nearby. Nearby places we also cover include Fernhurst (1 mile south), Haslemere (2 miles north), Woolmer Hill (2 miles north-west), Shottermill (2 miles north-west) and Hammer (2 miles north-west) for service penetrations. Further afield, our area takes in Storrington (15 miles south-east), Billingshurst (12 miles east), Midhurst (6 miles south), Broadbridge Heath (15 miles east), West Chiltington Common (14 miles south-east) and Pulborough (12 miles south-east).
What’s near Kingsley Green
Recent enquiries here include premises near Woolmer Hill School. The nearest railway station is Haslemere station, about 1.8 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Haslemere and District Hospital (2.1 miles north). Open spaces near Kingsley Green include Shillinglee Lake and Blackdown.
After the work
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
During planned inspections, look at seals in risers, cupboards and voids. Watch for cracked sealant, new services with no seal and openings that have grown, and report them promptly.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. Then the seal goes in while the area is open, not months later.