Newtimber fire stopping
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Newtimber and across West Sussex. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping in Newtimber
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Newtimber, done properly
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. We work from your penetration schedule or marked-up drawings. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. Most enquiries involve unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab and service penetrations left open after M&E works, across service gaps in risers, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and pipe penetrations. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Newtimber, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Rural conversions around Newtimber can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
What our 12-month guarantee covers is the way we did the job: the preparation, the sealing and the tooling. It doesn’t extend to damage, other trades’ later work or movement the joint was never designed to take.
- Location
- Newtimber (BN6)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Why act early in Newtimber
An open or wrongly sealed service penetration lets fire and smoke reach the next compartment much sooner than the building was designed for. Putting it right is typically a modest job when the openings are accessible. Wait until ceilings close or areas are occupied and the same work becomes harder to reach. Converted and older buildings near places like Newtimber tend to move, and aged sealant cracks. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
The work involved drives the cost: stripping out, preparation, sealing, access and phasing. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain how it’s made up.
Why clients in Newtimber choose us
- Failed material removed, not covered up
- Specification-led, product-correct work
- A Constructionline member, so easy to vet
- CHAS accredited
After the work
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Put resealing into every M&E and fit-out package
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Keep general-purpose fillers away from compartment walls
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
Give the sealant its full cure time before ceilings, boxing or decoration go over it. Some fire-rated sealants accept paint and some don’t, so check the product data first.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate.
What we can’t put right
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It won’t put right:
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
Not sure which it is? You can call 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Questions about Newtimber
Is hospital work, at somewhere like The Dene Hospital, something you do?
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 Newtimber off your patch?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. London and every South East county are within our area. Good photos up front let us bring everything on the first visit.
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 work in Scotland as well as England?
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 will the job cost?
It depends on the job: the volume of work, the access, the specified product and how it’s phased. Call for a fixed quote.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
What happens if old sealant might contain asbestos?
The duty to manage asbestos sits with the building’s dutyholder, so we will ask for the register before work on an older building. If anything suspect turns up, we stop until it’s tested.
Places near Newtimber
What else we do in Newtimber
Surface by surface
Linear joints
Head-of-wall gaps, slab edges and wall junctions are linear joints. Their tested detail, under BS EN 1366-4, sets the width, depth, backing and movement allowed, and we work within it.
Drylining partitions
Plasterboard partitions are tested as a specific construction. We check that the product’s detail covers that partition type and board thickness.
From enquiry to sign-off
At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint with your site contact. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. Smaller jobs around Newtimber can be grouped with others nearby. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Preparing the site
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
Getting a fixed quote
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or call 01277 525 020 or email us if you’d rather talk the job through.
Related advice
Doing it in-house
Some joints are best left to specialists: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. Getting these wrong normally costs more in the end than doing them right.
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist prepares properly, controls joint depth and picks a product with the right movement class.
Service penetrations in Newtimber buildings
For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in 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. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail. Newtimber lies roughly 41 miles out from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls; the gaps need the specified seal.
At a healthcare site like The Dene Hospital, 4.2 miles to the north of Newtimber, new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal. For a unit at a site such as Aviation Trading Estate, 1.1 miles north-west of Newtimber, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall. In a building such as The Parish Church of St John Evangelist, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Newtimber is about 5 miles south-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Commercial clients in Newtimber can call on us for service penetrations. Newtimber is one of 373 places in West Sussex on our list. Brighton is covered too, some 6 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in BN6 are within our area for service penetrations. Close to Newtimber, our area also takes in Clayton (2 miles east), Hurstpierpoint (2 miles north), Hurst Wickham (2 miles north-east), Hassocks (2 miles north-east) and Keymer (3 miles north-east). Bigger towns within reach include Crawley (14 miles north), Horsham (12 miles north-west), Worthing (11 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (8 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (5 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Newtimber
For rail, the closest station is Hassocks station, about 2.4 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include The Dene Hospital (4.2 miles north) and The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (2.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Newtimber include Woods Mill and Wolstonbury Hill.