Fire Stopping in Steyning
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Steyning. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping near Steyning
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping around Steyning: points for this area
Steyning is about 44 miles from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls. A 2-mile radius around Steyning takes in a number of hotels. Hotels are divided into compartments, and refurbishments that add pipes and cables through bedroom and corridor walls leave gaps to close.
On estates like Mackley Industrial Estate (2.5 miles east of Steyning), the wall between office and warehouse is often fire-resisting, and cables through it need the specified seal. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Southlands Hospital (to the south-east of Steyning) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product.
Steyning is about 4 miles north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. If you are looking for fire stopping in Steyning, we can help, as we do across West Sussex. Our West Sussex coverage takes in 373 places, large and small. For work in that direction, see our Brighton page.
Business premises anywhere in BN44 are within our area for service penetrations. Buildings on High Street, Market Field and Dog Lane are within our area for service penetrations. Just outside Steyning, we also work in Bramber (1 mile east), Botolphs (1 mile south-east), Upper Beeding (1 mile east), Sompting (4 miles south) and Findon Valley (4 miles south-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Horsham (12 miles north), Worthing (5 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles north-east), Littlehampton (10 miles south-west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (4 miles south-east).
Near you in Steyning
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Model Bakery The Norfolk Arms and Steyning Grammar School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Lancing station, about 4.1 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Steyning Museum (under half a mile north) and Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Steyning include Woods Mill and Chanctonbury Hill.
Fire stopping in Steyning, done properly
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. New cable runs, replaced pipework and extra data routes all punch holes in compartment walls, often unnoticed. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. If you have fire stopping installed outside its tested range and non-fire-rated filler around services, we can help, on linear gaps at wall heads, joints between fire-resisting walls and floors and pipe penetrations alike. Searching for sealant specialists in Steyning? We have been sealing commercial buildings since 2005, CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member.
Around smaller places like Steyning, many commercial buildings are conversions or extensions of older ones, so it’s worth confirming the wall or floor type before choosing the seal. We match the product to the substrate and service, and say so if a collar, wrap or batt is the specified item.
Guaranteed is the last step of every job. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months, and we explain exactly what that covers when we quote.
- Where
- Steyning (BN44)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Keeping the joints sound
Once the work is signed off, these steps help:
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Look above ceilings when tiles are lifted for other jobs
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Specify fire stopping early on refits, not as an afterthought. The designer can then choose details that suit the services planned, and installation follows the programme.
Work for main contractors and building owners
For main contractors, we work as the sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
Blocks and communal areas make up much of the work for housing associations and agents. We phase the work so people keep access, with each stage agreed with your site contact.
Quoting for work in Steyning
Before we quote, we look at:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Specialist products, such as fire-rated or hygienic sealants
- How much existing material needs removing
- How accessible the joints are
The specified product makes a difference, as does the preparation each joint needs, such as cutting out, priming or new backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Before you send an enquiry
However big the job, the same details help:
- Your programme or deadline
- The postcode of the building
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- Access details, including height
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To ask for one, phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Questions we are asked in Steyning
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Steyning after a refit?
Yes, where the specification calls for fire-rated sealant. Work is done room by room so the hotel keeps trading; design and sign-off stay with the designer and building control.
Can you work at a site such as Mackley Industrial Estate, by Steyning?
Yes, sites like Mackley Industrial Estate are within our area, along with the rest of Steyning. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Is Steyning in your area?
Yes. Steyning falls within our area, and the simplest way to start is to call the office on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
How soon can the area be used again?
That comes down to the sealant and the temperature. Some take light use quickly, others need longer to cure, and we confirm it before leaving site.
Can you work while the building is occupied?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
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.
When it isn’t the sealant
Sealant solves a lot, but not everything, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. These need a different solution:
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
If you’re not sure, just phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
Common problems we fix in Steyning
Physical damage is another reason seals stop doing their job. Seals get knocked during maintenance, cut back to add a cable or pulled out when services are swapped, and the repair is often skipped.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
- Openings left by services added after handover
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
In a hotel such as Springwells Hotel, less than half a mile north of Steyning, new pipework or cabling through bedroom and corridor walls needs sealing with the specified product.
Comparing quotes
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- How the existing material will be dealt with
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
From enquiry to sign-off
On arrival, we report to your site contact and complete whatever induction the building runs. Floors, finishes and fittings next to the joints are covered before anything is cut or cleaned, with the work itself normally taking a single visit for a short list of penetrations, or a phased programme for a whole building. Work in places the size of Steyning is planned as a single visit where we can. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and raise any questions before we price.
- On site, each opening is checked against the tested detail it is meant to follow.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- 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.
- Openings that need a collar, wrap, batt or other product are flagged to you rather than filled with sealant.
What we need from you
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Arrange parking or a loading space
- Agree which areas must stay open
Ask for a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. The easiest way is to speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.