Shipley fire stopping
Sealant work in Shipley for main contractors, managing agents and facilities managers: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Fire stopping in Shipley
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
When to call us in Shipley
A common fault is a product that was never fire-rated in the first place: builders’ foam or ordinary silicone used to fill a hole. The opening looks sealed but has no fire test evidence behind it, so it has to come out.
Things that usually lead to an enquiry:
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Non-fire-rated filler around services
For a school such as Shipley CofE Primary School, penetration sealing fits best at the end of the summer works.
What your quote should include
- Can the work be phased to keep areas open?
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
Fire stopping in Shipley
Fire-rated sealant suits many small service penetrations: copper and steel pipes, cables and some small ducts where the tested detail allows. Larger openings and some plastic pipes call for collars, wraps, batts or boards instead. If the detail calls for something other than sealant, we say so rather than force sealant into it. If you have old intumescent sealant that has split away and snag lists that include open service penetrations, we can put it right, whatever the surface. For commercial sealant work in Shipley, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Smaller places such as Shipley still have buildings with fire-resisting walls and floors: schools, halls, care homes and commercial conversions. If sealant is what the specification names, we install it around the services exactly as the maker’s detail sets out.
We stand by our work with a 12-month guarantee. That covers our preparation and application, and we come back if anything isn’t right.
- Place
- Shipley (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Price
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Towns and villages near Shipley
Also in Shipley
Honest limits
Being straight saves everyone time. Fresh joints won’t solve:
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Plastic pipes whose detail calls for a collar or wrap
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
Not sure which it is? You can ring 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings and we’ll tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Service gaps in risers
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Where services cross fire walls in Shipley
At about 37 miles from central London, Shipley is within reach of the capital. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls; the gaps need the specified seal. Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. The national BS 476 classes are due to drop out of it from 2 September 2029, leaving the European BS EN 13501-2 route, subject to transitional arrangements. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
On a site such as Pondtail Farm (Business Park), 1.2 miles to the north-east of Shipley, every fit-out that runs new services through a compartment wall leaves penetrations to seal with the specified product. In a building such as The Church of St Mary the Virgin, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Shipley is about 6 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. Anywhere in RH13, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Across West Sussex, 373 places are covered, Shipley among them. Brighton is covered too, some 15 miles away.
If you need fire stopping in RH13, the process matches everywhere else we work: details, then a fixed price, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Church Close and School Lane and the roads nearby. If your building is just outside Shipley, we cover Whitehall (1 mile south-west), Dragons Green (1 mile north), Broomer's Corner (1 mile south-west), Dial Post (2 miles south) and West Grinstead (2 miles east). Nearby towns on our patch include Crawley (12 miles north-east), Horsham (6 miles north), Worthing (11 miles south), Haywards Heath (12 miles east), Burgess Hill (11 miles east) and Littlehampton (14 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Shipley
The nearest railway station is Billingshurst station, about 4 miles north-west of the centre. The countryside around Shipley includes Knepp Wildland.
Different surfaces, different methods
Cables and cable bundles
Data cabling added after handover is a regular cause of open service penetrations. We reseal around them to the specified detail, and we tell you if the bundle exceeds what sealant covers.
Drylining partitions
Service holes through plasterboard are frequently oversized or ragged. If the gap exceeds the tested range, sealant alone won’t do, and the detail may call for board patching or another product.
Questions we are asked in Shipley
Is Shipley too small for you to travel to?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Do you cover business parks and estates near Shipley, such as Pondtail Farm (Business Park)?
Yes, sites like Pondtail Farm (Business Park) are within our area, along with the rest of Shipley. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Is any job too small?
Single areas, one-off repairs and whole buildings are all quoted the same way: details, then a fixed price, then sealing, then a 12-month guarantee.
Will you come and look before quoting?
Photos, drawings or a schedule are often enough to quote. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit.
Can you seal any opening with fire-rated sealant?
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.
Will you sign off the seals for us?
No. Sign-off isn’t ours to give, and we don’t hold a third-party installer certificate. Our part is fitting the specified product to its tested detail.
Who decides which product is used?
If the job is specified, we follow the specification. If not, we choose for the movement, the surfaces and the conditions, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Each job is priced on its own details. The things that drive the figure:
- Which sealant the job calls for
- The site’s rules and procedures
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- How accessible the joints are
Small jobs and large programmes are priced from the same things: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Sending details for a quote
We can often quote from photos and a few details. Please tell us:
- The product your specification calls for
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- The type of building and who uses it
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so you know the figure before anyone is on site. To start the process, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
On site: what to expect
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, with the work itself normally taking a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Rural sites near Shipley may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Add it to your enquiry and we will build it into the plan.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Before we start on site
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
- Move anything stored against the joints
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
Get a fixed quote
Send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed: that’s how every job runs. The first step is to phone 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with what you know.
Advice
Keeping the joints sound
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Share these points with them:
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
After the work, brief anyone else working in the area that the openings are now sealed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail, by someone who knows the system.
Make reporting new openings part of every permit to work in service areas. It costs little and catches breaches early.