Fire stopping in Shipton Green
Planning work on a service penetration in Shipton Green? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Penetration schedules that need working through
Fire stopping across Shipton Green
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
What happens if it’s left?
An unsealed opening affects more than fire safety: smoke, noise and draughts pass through them every day. Sealing them to the specified detail deals with the fire risk first, and the other benefits follow. Around Shipton Green, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Send photographs of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
The product called for affects the cost, and so does the preparation. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why clients in Shipton Green choose us
- Public liability insurance in place
- 12-month guarantee on workmanship
- Commercial sealant work since 2005
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
See how commercial sealant jobs are priced and how we’re accredited.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Shipton Green
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, often unnoticed. Those on your schedule are closed with the specified product. The enquiries we see most involve unsealed openings around new pipes and cables and openings found when ceilings come down for a refit, on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and cable penetrations. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Shipton Green tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
A job near Shipton Green is normally planned around one visit, so send the specification and photos first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. You get a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Place
- Shipton Green (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
Places near Shipton Green
What else we do in Shipton Green
Compartment walls and floors in Shipton Green
Shipton Green is about 59 miles from central London. Offices around the capital are refitted often, and the cabling that follows can breach fire-resisting walls. 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail.
At a healthcare site like St Richard's Hospital (5.2 miles north-east of Shipton Green), new services through compartment walls are a constant, and each needs the specified seal. In a building such as St Nicholas' Church, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Shipton Green is about 5 miles south-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. If you’re looking for fire stopping in Shipton Green, we can help, as we do across West Sussex. Shipton Green is one of 373 places we cover in West Sussex for service penetrations. Sites around Portsmouth have their own page, about 10 miles away.
We cover the PO20 postcode districts for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Shipton Green Lane and Itchenor Road. If your building is just outside Shipton Green, we cover Somerley (1 mile south-east), Birdham (1 mile east), Almodington (2 miles south-east), Earnley (2 miles south) and East Wittering (2 miles south). Further afield, our area takes in Bognor Regis (7 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-east), Selsey (5 miles south-east), Littlehampton (14 miles east), Rustington (15 miles east) and Portfield (5 miles north-east).
Around Shipton Green
The nearest railway station is Bosham station, about 3.6 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Castle (4.9 miles north-east) and St Richard's Hospital (5.2 miles north-east). Not far away are Pilsey Island.
From enquiry to sign-off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Jobs in and around smaller places like Shipton Green are typically planned as a single visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and raise any questions before we price.
- 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.
- Mineral wool or other backing goes in wherever the detail asks.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
What we need from you
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Send your site hours and access windows
Quotes
For a fixed quote, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us, telling us the site location and the nature of the job. Our quote form is another easy route.
Related advice
Common questions from Shipton Green clients
What happens to BS 476 references for fire stopping in Shipton Green?
Approved Document B loses its BS 476 references from 2 September 2029, and BS EN 13501-2 becomes the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part doesn’t change: the specified product, to its tested detail.
Can you work on a hospital site such as St Richard's Hospital?
Yes, healthcare and care buildings are part of our work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Mastic Doctor is fully insured, public liability included.
What if there’s asbestos in the old mastic?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. We check the asbestos register before cutting out old sealant in an older building, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. Removing asbestos is a job for asbestos specialists, not us.
How long do sealant joints last?
It depends on movement, UV and weather, cleaning, traffic and the product. Sealant joints are maintenance items, so inspect them regularly.
Are your applicators CSCS-carded?
Yes. We use CSCS-carded applicators.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Yes, as long as we plan it. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
When it isn’t the sealant
We check first that sealant really is the fix. It isn’t the answer for:
- Fire risk assessments, a job for a competent assessor
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If you are not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Shipton Green
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
Quoting for work in Shipton Green
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Whether old sealant has to be cut out first
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Quantities, in metres or numbers
Quantities, awkward access and phased working all shape the price. So do site requirements such as inductions and permits, along with the time of year for external work.
Before you send an enquiry
To price the job accurately, we need to understand the site. Send us:
- Any specification or named product
- The type of building and who uses it
- The postcode of the building
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Send what you have, and we’ll arrange a site visit if anything is unclear.
Signs you need fire stopping in Shipton Green
Mixing products or improvising a detail breaks the link with the test evidence. Gaps beyond the tested size, shallow sealant, no backing where it was needed, or products from different systems mixed together are what we find most often.
What tends to prompt an enquiry:
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
In a school such as Birdham CE Primary School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified.
What to look for in a quote
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- What site paperwork they can supply
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
Work for main contractors and building owners
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. Keys, access and contacts can be agreed in advance.
Building owners and managing agents use us on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios around Shipton Green. Several sites can go on one quote, which keeps the paperwork simple.