Fire Stopping in Tilgate
Planning work on a service penetration in Tilgate? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
- Seals that don’t match their tested detail
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping across Tilgate
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
How we handle fire stopping in Tilgate
It helps to set out our role at the start. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control; sign-off sits with them too. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance on buildings around Tilgate. Site teams most often ask us about seals disturbed by maintenance and left open and service penetrations left open after M&E works, across service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors. Whoever orders the work in Tilgate, the brief is usually the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
Fire-rated sealing in a place like Tilgate is normally a single building at a time. With the specification and photographs of the gaps, we can give a fixed quote and bring the right products.
A 12-month guarantee applies to all our work. Should something we installed fail, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we’ll come back to it.
- Place
- Tilgate (RH10, RH11)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quote
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Do you need fire stopping in Tilgate?
Plenty of openings were simply never closed, often hidden above suspended ceilings or behind boxing. Inspections, refurbishments and ceiling access usually bring them to light.
Most enquiries start with something like this:
- Fire stopping installed outside its tested range
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
Hotels such as Arora Hotel (to the north-west of Tilgate) rely on fire-resisting walls between bedrooms and corridors, and refits that add services leave penetrations to seal where fire-rated sealant is specified.
What your quote should include
- Will RAMS and insurance details be available?
- Which product they’ll use, and why it suits the joint
- The terms of the workmanship guarantee
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
How a job runs
At the end of each section, the masking comes off, the area is cleaned and every joint is checked, ready for your sign-off. Where the sealant needs time to cure before use, we tell you and sign the area. What matters most for a job in Tilgate is a clear list of what needs doing, so send photographs of each area. You’ll then get a fixed price for the work.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Improvised fillers and failed sealant are removed.
- Mineral wool or other backing is fitted where required.
- We gun the sealant in to the specified depth around each service and tool it.
- Completed areas are checked with you, with the records agreed when we quoted.
Getting the site ready
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
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 phone 01277 525 020 or send details through our quote form.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
It is cheaper to seal service penetrations as each services package finishes than to come back for them later. While the area is still open, every opening is easy to see and reach. For buildings in places like Tilgate, one well-planned visit beats several small ones, so it’s worth dealing with every failing joint at once.
Every site prices differently: joint size, product, access and site hours all play a part. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
Why appoint us
- Public liability insurance in place
- Fixed quotes based on photographs, drawings or a visit
- CSCS-carded applicators
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
Read how commercial sealant jobs are priced and our accreditations and insurance.
How the job changes by surface
Masonry and concrete
Openings through concrete vary from tidy cores to rough break-outs. Each gap is measured where it is widest against the detail’s limits, and any that don’t are flagged.
Risers and ceiling voids
Voids hide a lot of unsealed openings. We follow your schedule area by area and tell you about openings outside the list.
Work for main contractors and building owners
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.
We work for building owners and managing agents on sealant work across single buildings or whole portfolios. One quote can cover more than one site, which keeps the paperwork simple.
Tilgate: questions and answers
Can you work on a hospital site such as Crawley Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. We follow the site’s permits, sign-in and infection-control procedures in every area.
Does your area include sites such as Denvale Trade Park, near Tilgate?
Yes. Estates, retail parks and business parks around Tilgate, Denvale Trade Park among them, are all within reach. To start, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
How soon can the area be used again?
We will confirm how long the chosen product needs to cure, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. The 12-month guarantee covers our preparation and application, but not damage, misuse or other trades’ work.
Will you come and look before quoting?
It depends on the job. Straightforward work can often be priced from photos and measurements, while larger or less clear jobs get a site visit first.
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.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Requirements differ from site to site, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm it when we quote.
General trades versus a specialist
Redoing a failed joint usually costs more than getting it right at the outset, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Paperwork matters too. Many sites expect CSCS cards, RAMS and proof of insurance, and our CSCS-carded applicators are used to working under those rules.
Penetration seals near Tilgate
In England, Approved Document B covers fire stopping of openings and penetrations. References to the older BS 476 classes are being removed from it from 2 September 2029, after which the European classification, BS EN 13501-2, is the route, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail. Tilgate has three care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. In a care home, any new pipe or cable through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. We install fire-rated sealant to the tested detail where it is specified.
For a unit at a site such as Denvale Trade Park, 0.6 miles to the north of Tilgate, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall. In a retail centre such as County Mall (0.7 miles north-west of Tilgate), any fire-resisting wall between units that is crossed by new services needs sealing to the tested detail.
Tilgate is about 1 mile south-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Across the RH10 postcode area, the process is the same: details in, fixed quote out, then sealing and a 12-month guarantee. Across West Sussex, 373 places are covered, Tilgate among them. For work in that direction, see our Brighton page, about 19 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout RH10 and RH11. For a building on York Road, Nash Road and Cook Road or nearby, we can quote for service penetrations. Close to Tilgate, our area also takes in Southgate (1 mile west), Crawley (1 mile north-west), Three Bridges (1 mile north-east), Maidenbower (1 mile east) and West Green (1 mile north-west). Further afield, our area takes in Horsham (7 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (8 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles south), East Grinstead (7 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (6 miles west).
What’s near Tilgate
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Thomas Bennett Community College, The Grasshopper pub and Tilgate Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Tilgate is Crawley station, roughly 0.6 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include County Mall (0.7 miles north-west) and Crawley Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Tilgate Lake.