Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Oving, West Sussex
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Oving and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
Fire stopping for businesses in Oving
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Oving, done properly
Every service that crosses a compartment wall or floor leaves an opening, and that opening needs sealing to hold back fire and smoke. Our job is fitting fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those service penetrations, and along linear gaps, where it is the specified product. We work to the product’s tested detail for every seal, not a rule of thumb. Most enquiries involve expanding foam used as fire stopping and service penetrations left open after M&E works, across joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations. Most enquiries from Oving start with one failed joint and grow into a wider look at the building: we check the joints around it and give you an honest view of what needs doing now and what can wait.
A job near Oving is normally planned around one visit, so send the specification and photos first. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
We stand by our work with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application, and if something we did falls short, we return to it.
- Location
- Oving (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Diagnose, treat, sign off
When we get to site, we sign in, go through any site induction and check how permits are handled. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before any cutting starts, and the work usually takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence. For work around Oving, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photos and rough sizes first. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- 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.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Getting the site ready
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Request a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos with the site address and an outline of the work. Our quote form is another easy route.
Advice
Aftercare for building managers
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Record which product was used where
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
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.
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 instead of being left for someone else.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Oving
Building owners and managing agents use us on everything from one building to a spread of sites. One quote can cover more than one site, so there’s one set of paperwork to deal with.
Facilities managers want contractors who arrive with the paperwork sorted. Let us know the documents you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
How the job changes by surface
Cables and cable bundles
Single cables and small bundles are often within a fire-rated sealant’s tested detail. The detail limits bundle size and the gaps between and around cables, so we check before sealing.
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. An oversized hole may be outside the sealant’s range and we’ll tell you what the detail says instead.
Questions about Oving
Can work in a care setting near Oving go ahead while residents are there?
Yes. We work around residents’ routines, a room or two at a time. Noise and disruption are kept to a minimum.
Can you take on a job at a hospital such as St Richard's Hospital?
Yes, hospitals are one of the sectors we cover. Before anything starts, the estates team agrees permits, inductions and infection-control measures with us.
Do you cover Oving?
Yes. We take on work across Oving, with one number for every area we cover.
Do you approve fire stopping for building control?
No. Approval sits with the designer, principal designer or building control. We’ll confirm the product and detail installed and agree any further records when we quote.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
In short, BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4 are the fire tests and BS EN 13501-2 is how results are classified. EI 60 means integrity and insulation for 60 minutes in the tested arrangement; installing to the detail is what carries that across to site.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. We cut the old material out and clean the joint back before sealing, because fresh silicone will not bond with aged silicone.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
When to call us in Oving
Damage plays a part too. Seals get knocked during maintenance, cut back to add a cable or pulled out when services are swapped and the opening isn’t always resealed.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Hidden openings found during inspections
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
At a college such as West Sussex Alternative Provision College, 2.5 miles to the south-west of Oving, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice.
Comparing quotes
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
Cost factors for service penetrations
There’s no standard rate for sealant work, since sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The total length or number of joints
- How accessible the joints are
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Distance, for remote addresses
We don’t publish prices, because the scope varies so much from one building to the next. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
Details that help us quote
Good information means a firmer quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
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 ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Nearby places to Oving
What else we do in Oving
Fire stopping around Oving: what changes locally
At about 53 miles from central London, Oving is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
Older community buildings such as The Parish Church of St Andrew that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. Residences at universities like University of Chichester, 1.4 miles south of Oving, have compartment walls that must be resealed whenever services change.
Oving is about 3 miles east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Commercial clients in Oving use us for work on service penetrations. Our West Sussex coverage takes in 373 places. Portsmouth is covered too, around 16 miles from Oving.
Commercial sites across PO20 are covered for service penetrations. For a building on Church Lane, Sampsons Drive and Highfield Lane or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Oving, we cover Shopwyke (1 mile west), Tangmere (1 mile north), Maudlin (1 mile north-west), Merston (1 mile south) and Boxgrove (1 mile north). Nearby towns on our patch include Worthing (14 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south-east), Chichester (3 miles west), Selsey (8 miles south), Littlehampton (9 miles east) and Rustington (9 miles east).
What’s near Oving
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Tangmere Primary Academy and Chichester High School For Girls, among other places. The nearest railway station is Chichester station, roughly 2.7 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find St Richard's Hospital (2.1 miles west) and Tote Copse Castle (1.4 miles east).