Fire stopping in Storrington
Work needed on a service penetration in Storrington? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
Fire stopping for Storrington sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
After the work
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Share these points with them:
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
New services after handover are a common way fire stopping gets breached. Building it into each contractor’s sign-off keeps the walls intact.
Regular walk-rounds of service areas are worth the time. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
Fire stopping in Storrington, done properly
For main contractors, our fire stopping package slots in after the M&E trades have finished in an area. To price a package, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings with the schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product data. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. If you have head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back, we can put it right. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: in Storrington, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Around Storrington, penetration and linear seals tend to be one-building jobs. With the specification and photographs of the gaps, we can give a fixed quote and bring the right products.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Place
- Storrington (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Towns and villages near Storrington
What else we do in Storrington
What happens if it’s left?
The longer openings stay, the more there tend to be: every new cable or pipe adds another. Keeping on top of it after each round of works keeps the job small and avoids a much larger catch-up later. Small buildings around Storrington suffer from failed joints as much as large ones. Catching it early means a reseal rather than repairs.
The price depends on the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and the access. Call for a fixed quote once you have the details.
Why us?
- Constructionline member
- Workmanship guaranteed for 12 months
- Clear, fixed quotes
- Fully insured
Take a look at how commercial sealant jobs are priced or our accreditations and insurance.
Storrington: questions and answers
Do you cover business parks and estates near Storrington, such as Wiston Business Park?
Yes. Our area takes in Storrington and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Wiston Business Park included. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Do you work on fire-rated sealing in hotels in Storrington?
Yes, where fire-rated sealant is the specified product. Each seal follows the tested detail, and rooms are done in turn.
When can the area be used after sealing?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure.
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.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Several buildings can share a single quote, and you deal with one contact throughout across South East England, Greater London and Scotland.
How do we ask for a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email. Photos, drawings or a joint schedule help us quote quickly.
Can the sealant be colour-matched?
In many cases, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We will confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we are working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. For a site in Storrington, we plan so the whole job is done in one go where possible. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- The specification and schedule come first, so we know which details apply.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out first.
- Backing and fire-rated sealant are installed to the detail and tooled.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
Before we start on site
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Agree which areas must stay open
Request a quote
Send us photos, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. If the job needs a look first, we’ll arrange a site visit.
Advice
When to bring in a specialist
There’s also the paperwork. Main contractors and clients often ask for CSCS cards, RAMS and insurance details, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
A short, simple internal joint is often within reach of a maintenance team. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Fire stopping in Storrington: the local picture
Storrington has a number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. In hotels, bedroom and corridor walls are normally fire-resisting, so services added in a refit need sealing with the specified product. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail.
Offices at parks like Wiston Business Park, 2 miles east of Storrington, are re-cabled with each new tenant, and compartment walls need sealing afterwards to the tested detail. Schools such as Storrington Primary School often have new data and services installed during holidays, and penetrations through fire-resisting walls should be checked afterwards.
Storrington is about 7 miles north of Worthing, in West Sussex. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Storrington can call on us for service penetrations, as part of our coverage of West Sussex. Storrington is one of 373 places we cover in West Sussex for service penetrations. For work in that direction, see our Brighton page, about 15 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: RH20. For a building on Windmill Copse, Wantley Lane and Field End or nearby, send details and we will quote for service penetrations. Storrington sits on or close to the B2139, useful when we plan access and materials. Just outside Storrington, we also work in Cootham (1 mile west), Sullington (1 mile south-east), Heath Common (1 mile east), Abingworth (1 mile north-east) and West Chiltington Common (2 miles north). A short drive away, we cover Horsham (11 miles north-east), Worthing (7 miles south), Bognor Regis (14 miles south-west), Chichester (15 miles west), Burgess Hill (14 miles east) and Littlehampton (8 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Storrington
Recent enquiries here include premises near Parham Park, Rydon Community College and The Moon pub and the streets around them. Storrington’s nearest station is Pulborough station, roughly 3.9 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include The Storrington And District Museum (under half a mile south) and Amberley Castle (4.1 miles west). The countryside around Storrington includes Chanctonbury Hill and Amberley Wildbrooks RSPB Reserve.
Owners, agents and contractors
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Sites in Storrington can sit alongside others in a wider programme across West Sussex.
Do you need fire stopping in Storrington?
Linear gaps fail where a fire-resisting wall meets a slab, soffit or another wall. Movement in the frame or slab can open the joint, and a product not tested for that movement may crack. The tested detail for a linear joint states the width and movement it covers.
Common reasons buildings call us in:
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
Older community buildings such as The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
What your quote should include
- Their plan for phasing and protecting the area
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?