Fire stopping in The Pound
Commercial sealant work in The Pound for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, with a fixed quote first.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping across The Pound
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Fire stopping in The Pound
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. 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 expanding foam used as fire stopping and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, we can put it right. Sealant contractors, mastic applicators, sealant specialists: whatever the job title on the order, in The Pound it comes down to the same thing: failed joints cut out, faces prepared and the right sealant laid to the right depth.
Rural conversions around The Pound can put new fire-resisting partitions inside older structures. A penetration seal only performs as tested if product, substrate, service, gap and depth all match the detail.
Building owners and contractors get the same cover: twelve months on the work we carried out. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- The Pound (TN33)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
How the quote is worked out
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- How much existing material needs removing
- Working within restricted access windows
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Location, for remote and island sites
A quote for service penetrations depends on quantities, condition and access, plus any specification you’re working to. Ask us for a fixed quote.
What to include in your enquiry
The more we know, the firmer the quote. When you get in touch, include:
- Specification clauses that apply
- The postcode of the building
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Clear photos of the problem areas
A handful of photos and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email the details over to discuss it first.
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General trades versus a specialist
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.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
From enquiry to sign-off
At the end of each section, we remove the tape, clean down and inspect every joint. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. For work around The Pound, we aim to finish in one visit, so we ask for photographs and rough sizes first. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- We ask for the product and detail your designer has specified.
- Openings are measured and grouped by detail.
- 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.
Preparing the site
- For older buildings, check the asbestos register before work
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
Ask for a quote
Specifications, drawings and tender packages are welcome with any enquiry, and we will price the work to it. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
Related advice
Common questions from The Pound clients
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in The Pound?
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.
Is a hospital such as Bexhill Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes, provided the work is planned with the site’s estates team. Each area is agreed with the ward or department and the estates team in advance.
How much does the work cost?
Every job gets its own fixed quote. For yours, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
How many days will you need on site?
The duration is planned around your programme and the access we’re given. You’ll have an expected duration with the quote.
Will your applicators have CSCS cards?
Yes. Should the site need card details in advance, let us know and we’ll send them with the quote.
Do you need to see the site first?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings or a joint schedule. Where they aren’t, we arrange a site visit before quoting.
What’s the quickest route to a quote?
You can use the quote form on this site; alternatively, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over. Include photos or drawings if you have them.
Surface by surface
Masonry and concrete
Block walls and concrete floors are common substrates for penetration seals. Dust and loose debris are cleared out of the opening, with backing added if the detail requires it.
Risers and ceiling voids
Openings above suspended ceilings are easy to miss. We work through the areas on your schedule methodically, and note anything we find that isn’t on it.
Leave it or put it right?
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed which is why earlier is better. Around The Pound, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once, rather than one at a time. Send photographs of each area and we will quote for the lot.
The product called for affects the cost, as does the preparation each joint needs. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Why us?
- A fixed quote before work starts
- Over 20 years of commercial sealing
- 12 months’ guarantee on every job
- Public liability insurance in place
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Main contractors use us as their sealant subcontractor. Programme, specification and site rules come first, with CSCS-carded applicators on site.
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, you need clear quotes and clear reporting. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end, plus a 12-month guarantee.
Fire stopping around The Pound: how the place shapes the job
Central London is about 46 miles from The Pound. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls; the gaps need the specified seal. In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. From 2 September 2029, BS 476 references are being taken out of Approved Document B, leaving BS EN 13501-2 classification as the route, subject to the Government’s transitional arrangements. We install whatever has been specified, to the product’s tested detail.
For a hospital such as Bexhill Hospital, 5.2 miles south-east of The Pound, penetration sealing is typically phased ward by ward, with infection-control rules agreed first. In a building such as Parish Church of St Peter, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
The Pound is about 5 miles north-west of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Commercial clients in The Pound use us for work on service penetrations. Across East Sussex, 308 places are covered, The Pound among them. There’s a separate page for Brighton, about 23 miles away.
Business premises anywhere in TN33 are within our area. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Church Road and Linghams Lane and the roads nearby. Sites close to The Pound are covered too, including Ashburnham (1 mile north), Brownbread Street (1 mile north-west), Bodle Street Green (2 miles west), Wood's Corner (3 miles north) and Trolliloes (3 miles west). Further afield, our area takes in Eastbourne (9 miles south-west), Hastings (8 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles south-east), Seaford (15 miles south-west), Hailsham (7 miles south-west) and Crowborough (14 miles north-west).
What’s near The Pound
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Ashburnham Park and The Ash Tree Inn, among other places. The closest station to The Pound is Battle station, roughly 4.5 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bexhill Hospital (5.2 miles south-east) and Herstmonceux Castle (3.3 miles south-west). The countryside around The Pound includes Senlac Hill.