Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Rackham, West Sussex
Sealant work in Rackham for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
Fire stopping in Rackham
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Rackham, done properly
No fire sealant works on its own: its test evidence covers one product in one kind of wall or floor, with set services, gaps, depths and backing. Before we seal anything, we check the opening against the detail it is meant to follow, and we say so if it doesn’t fit. We work on linear gaps at wall heads, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are improvised or mixed-product fire seals and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in Rackham it comes down to the same thing: the right product in a properly prepared joint.
A job near Rackham is usually planned around one visit, so send the specification and photographs first. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Where
- Rackham (RH20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Fire stopping in Rackham: the local picture
Rackham lies roughly 44 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. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
Where a unit on an estate such as Quell Farm Industrial Estate, 1.7 miles north-west of Rackham, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail. Halls and meeting rooms at places like Church of St Peter sometimes gain new services, and any compartment wall crossed needs the specified seal. Large healthcare estates like Arundel and District Hospital, 4.8 miles to the south-west of Rackham, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work.
Rackham is about 7 miles north of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. Looking for fire stopping in Rackham? We can help. Across West Sussex, 373 places are covered, including Rackham. Our Brighton page has more on work in that area.
Postcode districts covered here: RH20 for service penetrations. Just outside Rackham, we also work in Cross Gate (1 mile west), Amberley (1 mile west), Coldwaltham (2 miles north-west), Bury (2 miles west) and Hardham (3 miles north). Nearby towns on our patch include Horsham (13 miles north-east), Worthing (8 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (12 miles south-west), Chichester (13 miles south-west), Littlehampton (7 miles south) and Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Rackham
We work on buildings around Parham Park and the streets around them. Rackham’s nearest station is Amberley station, about 1.9 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Arundel and District Hospital (4.8 miles south-west) and Amberley Museum (1.8 miles south-west). Open spaces near Rackham include Bignor Hill and Amberley Wildbrooks RSPB Reserve.
What the job involves on each surface
Small ducts
Ducts are only sealed with sealant where the detail allows it. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
Drylining partitions
Holes in board are often cut larger than needed. An oversized hole may be outside the sealant’s range, and the detail may call for board patching or another product.
When something else is needed
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It isn’t the answer for:
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
If in doubt, ring 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
For managing agents and facilities managers
CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. We’re fully insured, and our insurance certificate can go with the quote.
If you look after buildings for someone else, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
Our process
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. Rural sites near Rackham may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we’ll build it into the plan.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Let building users know which areas are affected
Getting a fixed quote
Photos, drawings or a schedule of the joints and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we will arrange a site visit.
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Rackham: questions and answers
Can you work on a hospital site such as Arundel and District Hospital?
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.
How does the removal of BS 476 from Approved Document B affect fire-rated sealing in Rackham?
References to BS 476 classes are being removed from Approved Document B from 2 September 2029, after which BS EN 13501-2 classification is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, including public liability cover.
Can you quote from photos?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photographs and measurements, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
What do you charge?
We don’t publish prices, because every site is different. Send photos or drawings and we’ll price it at a fixed figure.
Is Rackham in your area?
Yes. Rackham is in our area, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. For a quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Can staff carry on working while you’re here?
Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Looking after the joints
Once the work is signed off, a little attention goes a long way:
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- 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. Any seal cut back for a new service needs reinstating to its tested detail, by someone who knows the system.
Write fire stopping into the scope of any work crossing a compartment wall or floor. That way the opening is sealed while the trade and access are still there instead of being left for someone else.
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Why deal with it now?
Inspections and handover checks often pick up fire stopping. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed which is why earlier is better. One visit to deal with every failing joint makes more sense than several trips to a place like Rackham, rather than one at a time. Photos of every joint help us quote for the whole job.
No two sites price the same: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. Send the details and a fixed figure follows.
Why clients in Rackham choose us
- Constructionline member
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- Work to your specification and the manufacturer’s guidance