Lewes fire stopping
Sealant work in Lewes for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping across Lewes
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
About our fire stopping in Lewes
Opened ceilings and riser doors often reveal service openings nobody sealed. Where the walls and floors already have a fire-stopping specification, we can work to it using the product and detail it sets out. With no specification in place, the first step sits with your designer or fire engineer, not with us. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, pipe penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are penetration schedules that need working through and damaged fire seals in risers and voids. Whoever orders the work in Lewes, the brief is typically the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Older buildings in towns like Lewes have often been rewired and replumbed several times, with gaps around pipes and cables left after each change. Intumescent or fire-rated sealant is used wherever the specification asks for it, built up exactly as tested.
Our 12-month guarantee is about workmanship, not wear and tear. How long a sealant joint lasts depends on movement, exposure, cleaning and use, so we’re clear about what is covered before work starts.
- Location
- Lewes (BN7, BN8, BN6, RH15)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
What sets the cost
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Access and working height
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
What we need to price the job
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Any dates the work must fit around
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Specification clauses that apply
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
Quotes are fixed against the scope you send, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Do you need fire stopping in Lewes?
When a seal departs from its tested detail, the evidence no longer covers it. An oversized gap, too shallow a bead, missing backing or two makers’ products combined are the usual culprits.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Industrial units on estates such as Riverside Industrial Estate, less than half a mile east of Lewes, often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal.
What to look for in a quote
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
Different surfaces, different methods
Cables and cable bundles
New data and power cables are the most common breach we see. We reseal around them to the specified detail, and any bundle too large for sealant alone is flagged.
Risers and ceiling voids
Openings above suspended ceilings are easy to miss. We follow your schedule area by area, and note anything we find that isn’t on it.
Other services in Lewes
Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail.
Ask every contractor who works in risers or voids to report openings they create. It costs little and catches breaches early.
Compartment walls and floors in Lewes
Lewes is about 43 miles from central London. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls; the gaps need the specified seal. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. The national BS 476 classes are due to drop out of it from 2 September 2029, leaving the European BS EN 13501-2 route, subject to transitional arrangements. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Lewes Victoria Hospital, 0.5 miles to the west of Lewes, the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. For a hotel such as Shelley's Hotel, which lies south of Lewes, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
Lewes is about 7 miles north-east of Brighton, in East Sussex. If you are looking for fire stopping in Lewes, we can help, as we do across East Sussex. Across East Sussex, 308 places are covered, including Lewes. Brighton is covered too, around 7 miles from Lewes.
We take on service penetrations across the BN7, BN8, BN6 and RH15 postcode area, whatever the building. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Market Lane, Market Street and High Street. Access to Lewes is via the A26 and A275. Close to Lewes, our area also takes in South Malling (1 mile north-east), Southover (1 mile south-east), Cliffe (1 mile east), Offham (1 mile north-west) and Hamsey (1 mile north). Bigger towns within reach include Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (8 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south). Lewes ranks among the main centres of East Sussex, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings, and we cover them all.
Local landmarks in Lewes
In Lewes, that means premises near Priory School, St Pancras Catholic Primary School and Railway Land. For rail, the closest station is Lewes station, about 0.6 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Lewes Victoria Hospital (0.5 miles west) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.9 miles east). The countryside around Lewes includes Offham Hill and Malling Down.
Lewes: questions and answers
Will you take on work at estates like Riverside Industrial Estate, close to Lewes?
Yes, sites like Riverside Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Lewes. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Is a hospital such as Lewes Victoria Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
When is resealing likely to be due?
Nobody can honestly give a figure in years, since movement, weather, cleaning and use all affect it. Regular inspection is the best way to catch problems early.
Can you reseal penetrations after our M&E works?
Yes. Share the penetration schedule and product details for a fixed quote. We can follow the services contractor floor by floor.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Asbestos is possible in some older mastics, particularly in buildings from before 2000. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
How long before the joints can be used?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
It depends on the product. Some ranges offer many colours, others very few, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We begin with a short walk round with whoever looks after the building, agreeing which joints are in scope, where to start and what must stay open. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. For a town like Lewes, we try to group jobs for the same client into one visit, with one quote covering them. Tell us when the building is open and we’ll plan to suit.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Anything that doesn’t belong in the opening, such as expanding foam or general-purpose filler, is removed.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Before we start on site
- Make sure the joints can be reached
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Quotes
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
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General trades versus a 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.
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.