Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Tillington, West Sussex
Planning work on a service penetration in Tillington? We look at it, seal it with the right product and hand it over with a 12-month guarantee.
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
Need fire stopping in Tillington?
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Tillington
On a fit-out or refurbishment, we follow the services contractors floor by floor. To price a package, ring 01277 525 020 or email the details over with the schedule or marked-up drawings alongside the manufacturer’s details. Tell us what records you need and we’ll confirm with the quote. If you have expanding foam used as fire stopping and openings left by services added after handover, we can put it right. Whoever orders the work in Tillington, the brief is usually the same: a fixed quote, no surprises on site and a 12-month guarantee behind the result.
For a smaller site near Tillington, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, so send the specification and photos first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
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 are upfront about that.
- Where
- Tillington (GU28)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- A 12-month guarantee
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Do you need fire stopping in Tillington?
Openings in fire-resisting walls normally appear when services are added or changed. A new cable pulled by an electrician, a pipe rerouted by a plumber or a data run drilled through a riser can leave the hole behind. Across several fit-outs, the openings add up.
These are often picked up first by site or facilities staff:
- Fire seals cut back for extra cables and never reinstated
- Fire-stopping items raised at inspection or handover
- Head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal
- Service penetrations left open after M&E works
Hotels like The Angel Hotel (to the east of Tillington) are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
What your quote should include
- Will failed sealant be removed rather than covered?
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- How long is the guarantee, and what does it include?
- Whether primer will be used where the manufacturer specifies it
FAQs: Tillington
Is Tillington off your patch?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. London and every South East county are within our area. Send photos and a list of what needs doing, and we’ll plan the job to need as few trips as possible.
Would you work within a site like Midhurst Community Hospital?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. The estates team’s permit system and infection-control rules come first, and the work is planned around them.
Is colour matching possible?
That depends on the product. Some ranges are wide, others limited, so the available colours are confirmed with the quote.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. Our insurance certificate can be sent alongside the quote.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Tell us what site paperwork you need (RAMS, insurance certificate, CSCS details) and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Does the weather affect the work?
For external joints, yes. Sealant needs a dry joint and a temperature within the product’s range, so damp, frosty or very cold days can stop external work. Internal work is rarely affected.
Can you fire stop behind the services contractors?
Yes. Send the schedule or marked-up drawings and the specified product details and a fixed quote follows. We can follow the services contractor floor by floor.
Also near Tillington
More services for Tillington
Surface by surface
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe, and some details add wrapping or a set length of insulation. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
Cables and cable bundles
Single cables and small bundles are often within a fire-rated sealant’s tested detail. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter, so we check before sealing.
What we can’t put right
We seal joints; we don’t mend everything behind them. On its own, sealant can’t deal with:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Openings that need collars, wraps, batts or boards rather than sealant
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If you are not sure, just speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Tillington
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
Fire-rated sealing for Tillington buildings
Approved Document B is the English guidance that covers fire stopping around 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. Either way, we install the specified product to its tested detail. The area within 2 miles of Tillington holds several hotels. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
Hospital estates such as Midhurst Community Hospital (4.6 miles west of Tillington) are divided into fire compartments, and any service penetration through them should be sealed to the specified, tested detail. For a unit at a site such as Hampers Common Industrial Estate, 1 mile east of Tillington, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall.
Tillington is about 12 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. We send applicators to Tillington for service penetrations. Tillington is one of 373 places we cover in West Sussex for service penetrations. There’s a separate page for Portsmouth, roughly 23 miles from Tillington.
We cover the GU28 postcode districts for service penetrations. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Upperton Road, Cemetery Lane and Tillington Road and the roads nearby. Close to Tillington, our area also takes in Upperton (1 mile north-west), Petworth (1 mile east), Hampers Green (1 mile north-east), Rotherbridge (1 mile south) and River (2 miles north-west). Nearby towns on our patch include Horsham (14 miles east), Worthing (15 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (14 miles south), Chichester (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (13 miles south) and Rustington (13 miles south-east).
What’s near Tillington
Recent enquiries here include premises near The Old Square Tavern. Nearby you’ll also find Lodsworth Castle (1.9 miles west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (1.7 miles south). The countryside around Tillington includes Graffham Common.
Aftercare for building managers
Your facilities or cleaning team can help the joints last. Share these points with them:
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Ask the designer to confirm details early on refits
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
Keep the product data and installation details with the building’s fire safety information. Anyone resealing later needs to know which product and detail were used.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. When a new service goes through, everyone knows which product and detail to match.
How a job runs
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. On the day, the work area is kept contained and tidy, and we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. Rural sites near Tillington may need directions, gate codes or a contact on site. Send that with the details and we will confirm the plan with the quote.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- We plan the sequence of floors, risers and voids with you.
- Each opening is checked for wall or floor type, service, gap and depth.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned so the seal starts clean.
- 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
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
- Tell staff and tenants when we’ll be in
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
Ask for a quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings you can plan around. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Related advice
Building owners, agents and FMs in Tillington
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.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, guaranteed. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.