Fire Stopping in Roedean
Planning work on a service penetration in Roedean? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Fire stopping near Roedean
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping in Roedean
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, matching the product and detail it names. Where there isn’t one, the designer or fire engineer needs to set one first. We work on cable penetrations, service gaps in risers and linear gaps at wall heads, and what we’re called in for most is seals that don’t match their tested detail and hidden openings found during inspections. Searching for sealant specialists in Roedean? Mastic Doctor has worked for contractors, FMs and building owners since 2005.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Roedean often combine new partitions with old walls. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Place
- Roedean (BN2)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
How the quote is worked out
These are the things that shape the price:
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Access and working height
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site requirements come into it too.
Sending details for a quote
A good diagnosis starts with the right details. Let us know:
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Whether the building will be occupied during the work
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Any dates the work must fit around
The quickest route to a quote is a few photos and the site postcode. Upload them with the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings to discuss it first.
Your questions answered
Can you work at a site such as Bell Tower Industrial Estate, by Roedean?
Yes. We cover Roedean and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as Bell Tower Industrial Estate. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Can you work in a care home near Roedean with residents in?
Yes. Care settings are planned area by area, at times agreed with the home. We follow the home’s own procedures throughout.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No. We don’t hold a third-party fire-stopping installer certificate. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and our applicators are CSCS-carded. If your contract requires third-party installer certification, we’re not the right fit for that package.
What does an EI 60 rating mean?
Penetration seals are tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4. Results are classified under BS EN 13501-2 as E for integrity and I for insulation, with a time such as EI 60 or EI 120. That rating only holds when the product is installed to its tested detail.
Is any job too small?
Whatever the size, the process is the same: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
How do you choose the sealant?
A specification, where there is one, decides it. Without one, the joint decides: how much it moves, what it bonds to and whether it’s wet, trafficked or fire-rated.
Can you send site paperwork?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.
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What sealant work can’t fix
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It won’t put right:
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
If in doubt, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Service gaps in risers
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We follow your site rules from the start: sign-in, induction and whatever permit system the building uses. Once we’re cleared to begin, we take the joints in the sequence agreed with you. Rural sites near Roedean may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Send that with the details and we’ll confirm the plan with the quote.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
Getting a fixed quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Related advice
Looking after the joints
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Record which product was used where
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. A short check at the end of each job saves a long hunt later.
On fit-outs, get the fire-stopping specification agreed before the services go in. Details can then be picked to suit the actual pipes, cables and ducts, and the work runs in step with the M&E.
Doing it in-house
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
General builders and handymen seal joints, but it isn’t their main trade. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
Why it’s worth doing now in Roedean
Open penetrations multiply: every new cable or pipe adds another. A schedule that is dealt with regularly stays manageable, rather than turning into a full building survey and reseal. Around Roedean, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Send photographs of each area and we will quote for the lot.
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. Site requirements like inductions and permits play a part as well.
What you get with us
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Public liability insurance in place
- Health and safety: CHAS accredited
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
Compartments and services around Roedean
The 2 miles around Roedean include eight care or nursing homes. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified. Roedean has plenty of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are typically fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product.
At a college such as Waterbear College Brighton, 2.2 miles west of Roedean, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice. In a retail centre such as Pavilion Retail Park, which lies north-west of Roedean, any fire-resisting wall between units that is crossed by new services needs sealing to the tested detail. For an estates team at a campus like University of Brighton, which lies north-west of Roedean, summer M&E works are normally followed by a round of penetration sealing.
Roedean is about 2 miles east of Carlton Hill, in Brighton and Hove. We cover commercial sites throughout Roedean, whether it’s a single job or part of a planned programme. Roedean is one of 29 places we cover in Brighton and Hove for service penetrations.
Commercial sites across BN2 are covered. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Peel Road, Cliff Road and Henley Road. Nearby places we also cover include Ovingdean (1 mile east), Rottingdean (1 mile east), Saltdean (3 miles east), East Saltdean (3 miles east) and Falmer (3 miles north). Bigger towns within reach include Brighton and Hove (4 miles west), Hove (4 miles west), Brunswick (3 miles west), Seven Dials (3 miles north-west), Portslade (6 miles west) and Hollingdean (3 miles north-west).
Around Roedean
In Roedean, that means premises near St Mary's Hall, Whitehawk Hill and Longhill High School and the streets around them. Roedean’s nearest station is Brighton station, roughly 2.2 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include French Convalescent Home (0.5 miles west) and Churchill Square (2.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.