Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove
Planning work on a service penetration in Rottingdean? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
Fire stopping for businesses in Rottingdean
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 Rottingdean
Sealant is the specified answer for plenty of openings, such as metal pipes, cables and some small ducts where the detail covers them. Other openings need collars, wraps, batts, pillows or boards. We use sealant where it is the specified product, and we tell you when a detail calls for something else. If you are dealing with unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings and unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab, we can put it right. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Rottingdean tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
For a smaller site near Rottingdean, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, so send the specification and photographs first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Where
- Rottingdean (BN2)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
What the job involves on each surface
Linear joints
Head-of-wall joints often have to absorb slab deflection. We use the product and backing the detail names for that movement.
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork typically needs a different solution set by the designer, and we will say if that applies.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Where the site stays busy, the work is phased so only one area is out of use at a time. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then reopened once the sealant allows before we move to the next. Rural sites near Rottingdean may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Getting the site ready
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
Quotes
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. To take the first step, phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Advice
Fire-rated sealing for Rottingdean buildings
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around openings and penetrations. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. The area within 2 miles of Rottingdean holds several hotels. Bedroom-to-corridor walls in hotels are normally fire-resisting, so new cabling or pipework through them has to be sealed to the tested detail.
Older community buildings such as St Wulfran's Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification. On a hospital site such as Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, which lies north-west of Rottingdean, fire-rated sealant goes in where the specification calls for it, with the work planned around the estates team’s permits. For a hotel such as Olde Place Hotel (0.7 miles south of Rottingdean), penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
Rottingdean is about 3 miles west of Telscombe, in Brighton and Hove. Anywhere in BN2, it works the same way: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Across Brighton and Hove, 29 places are covered, Rottingdean among them.
Anyone looking for fire stopping in BN2 gets the same process as the rest of our area: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. If your site is on Longhill Road, New Barn Road and Court Ord Road or close by, send details and we’ll quote for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Rottingdean, we cover Ovingdean (1 mile west), Roedean (1 mile west), Saltdean (1 mile south-east), East Saltdean (2 miles south-east) and Telscombe (3 miles east). Nearby towns on our patch include Brighton (3 miles north-west), Brighton and Hove (6 miles west), Hove (5 miles west), Carlton Hill (3 miles west), Hanover (3 miles west) and West Hill (4 miles west).
Near you in Rottingdean
In Rottingdean, that means premises near Ovingdean Hall School, Our Lady of Lourdes RC School and Beacon Hill. The nearest railway station is Moulsecoomb station, about 3.2 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Churchill Square (3.6 miles west) and French Convalescent Home (1.9 miles west). Open spaces near Rottingdean include Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve and Newmarket Hill.
Cost factors for service penetrations
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- How much existing material needs removing
- Joint width, depth and condition
Larger quantities, tricky access or phasing all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits.
Before you send an enquiry
However big the job, the same details help:
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Specification clauses that apply
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Your programme or deadline
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule are often enough for a fixed quote. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
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What we can’t put right
Before quoting, we check that sealant is the right answer. It won’t put right:
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Deciding what a wall or floor needs, which belongs to the designer
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work in Rottingdean
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and we’ll confirm the paperwork you need with the quote.
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, which is what makes a joint last.
Building owners, agents and FMs in Rottingdean
FMs need a contractor who is easy to get on site. Tell us what site paperwork you need, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we will confirm with the quote.
As a CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline member, we make supplier vetting simple. Our insurance certificate can be sent along with the quote.
Your questions answered
Do you cover business parks and estates near Rottingdean, such as Woodingdean Business Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Rottingdean and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Woodingdean Business Park included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Could you schedule work at a campus like University of Brighton for the vacation?
Yes. Tell us the term dates, vacation periods and access windows, and we will plan the work around them. Tell us which site documents you need, such as RAMS, our insurance certificate or CSCS details, and they’re confirmed with the quote.
How do you choose the sealant?
The specification comes first, if there is one. If there isn’t one, it comes down to the joint: its movement, its surfaces and what it has to cope with.
Does the weather affect the work?
Outside, yes. The joint has to be dry and within the product’s temperature range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Inside work is seldom held up.
How long does a typical visit take?
That varies with the scale of the job, but the work usually takes anything from one day to a planned run of visits, depending on the number of seals and the access. For bigger or phased jobs, we will set out a timescale with the quote.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
Is sealant suitable for all service openings?
No. It depends on the tested detail for that wall or floor and service. Large openings, many plastic pipes and some ducts need collars, wraps, batts or boards, and we flag those rather than improvise.