Fire stopping in Three Bridges
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Three Bridges and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping across Three Bridges
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Fire stopping in Three Bridges
Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. We hold no third-party fire-stopping installer certificate and we’d rather say that up front. We install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail, and our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee. The enquiries we see most involve head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal and unsealed openings around new pipes and cables, on service gaps in risers, linear gaps at wall heads and pipe penetrations. Facilities teams, main contractors and managing agents in Three Bridges tend to want the same three things: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Converted and extended buildings around places like Three Bridges can mix old and new construction, so it’s worth confirming the wall or floor type before choosing the seal. The right product depends on the wall or floor and the services passing through, and we will tell you if the detail calls for something other than sealant.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we’re upfront about that.
- Place
- Three Bridges (RH10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Quote
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Should maintenance staff do it?
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: sealing over old material, sealing onto damp or dusty surfaces, or a product that can’t take the movement.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Questions we are asked in Three Bridges
Is a smaller place like Three Bridges outside your area?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. Our area covers London and the South East counties. Send photographs and a list of what needs doing, and we will plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Can you seal penetrations in a hotel in Three Bridges after a refit?
Yes, to the specification and the product’s tested detail. Work is done room by room so the hotel keeps trading; design and sign-off stay with the designer and building control.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Our workmanship is backed for 12 months on every job.
Do you take on multi-site work?
Yes. Multi-site work and planned programmes are a core part of the service, planned site by site to suit how each building is used.
Does weather matter for sealant work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so frost, rain or cold mornings can delay outside work. Internal work is rarely affected.
How do I request a quote?
It works in four steps: send details, receive a fixed quote, we carry out the work, and it’s guaranteed. Step one needs little more than photos and a postcode.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so it all comes out first.
Different surfaces, different methods
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter.
Small ducts
We seal around ducts only within what the tested detail covers. The ductwork, its supports and any dampers are for the ductwork contractor.
When it isn’t the sealant
A proper diagnosis includes knowing what sealant can’t do. We will tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Walls or floors that aren’t fire-resisting to begin with
- Fire doors, dampers or other fire safety equipment
- Signing off or certifying a building’s fire stopping
If in doubt, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Cable penetrations
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Where services cross fire walls in Three Bridges
Three Bridges lies roughly 27 miles out from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls; the gaps need the specified seal. There are three care or nursing homes within about 2 miles of Three Bridges. Where new services have gone through compartment walls in a care setting, the gaps need the specified product.
Large healthcare estates like Crawley Hospital, 1.6 miles to the west of Three Bridges, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. At a college such as Crawley College, 0.9 miles to the west of Three Bridges, checking penetration seals after summer M&E works is good practice. Tenant changes at parks like Worth Corner Business Centre (0.6 miles east of Three Bridges) bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal.
Three Bridges is about 1 mile east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Three Bridges sits inside our coverage and the rest of West Sussex, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. Our West Sussex coverage takes in 373 places, from busy centres to rural villages. For work in that direction, see our Brighton page, about 20 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout RH10, for business premises of every kind. Buildings on Ash Road, Mill Road and North Road are within our area for service penetrations. If your building is just outside Three Bridges, we cover Pound Hill (1 mile north-east), Worth (1 mile south-east), Maidenbower (1 mile south-east), Tilgate (1 mile south-west) and Crawley (1 mile west). A short drive away, we cover Horsham (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (7 miles east), Billingshurst (14 miles south-west) and Bewbush (3 miles west).
Near you in Three Bridges
In Three Bridges, that means premises near Hazelwick School, Central Sussex College and Grattons Park. Three Bridges has its own railway station: Three Bridges station. Nearby you’ll also find Crawley Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Crawley Museum (1.2 miles west). Open spaces near Three Bridges include Tilgate Lake.
How a job runs
Tell us your site hours and access windows and we will plan around them. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. Work in places the size of Three Bridges is planned as a single visit where we can. Photos with rough sizes let us arrive with everything needed.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Foam, ordinary sealant and debris come out.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- We tell you about openings that need a different product.
What we need from you
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Point out any areas we must not close
Quotes
Pricing a project or setting a maintenance budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Three Bridges
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. Openings are visible, access is open and nothing has to be taken down and each detail can be checked as we go. Small buildings around Three Bridges suffer from failed joints as much as large ones. Catching it early means a reseal rather than repairs.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: what’s in scope, how we reach it, what’s specified and when it needs doing. Call for a quote, and you will have a fixed figure to work with.
Why clients in Three Bridges choose us
- Work carried out by CSCS-carded applicators
- Constructionline member
- Old sealant cut out, never sealed over
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Cost factors for service penetrations
We price every job individually. The main factors are:
- Backing rod, priming and other preparation
- Distance, for remote addresses
- How much there is to seal
- Which sealant the job calls for
There’s no price list, since every building and every scope is different. Call for a quote and we’ll price your job on its own details.
What we need to price the job
It doesn’t need to be a full survey. A few details are enough to get going:
- Specification clauses that apply
- Whether an asbestos survey exists
- Where the site is, with the postcode
- Drawings or a marked-up plan, if available
Every job follows the same four steps: send details, get a quote, we seal, guaranteed. To take the first step, call 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.