Tisman's Common fire stopping
Fire stopping for Tisman's Common, from a contractor working since 2005. Fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
- Unsealed joints where partitions meet the slab
Fire stopping for Tisman's Common sites
Tell us what needs sealing and where, with photos or drawings if you have them, and we’ll price it.
Site staff or a sealant specialist?
Redoing a failed joint normally 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.
For a quick touch-up, site staff may be fine, but anything bigger is another matter: a specialist works through quantities efficiently, leaves a consistent finish and backs it with a 12-month guarantee.
Fire stopping for commercial buildings in Tisman's Common
Penetration seals are fire tested to BS EN 1366-3 and linear joint seals to BS EN 1366-4 and the results are classified to BS EN 13501-2. A rating such as EI 60 only holds when the product is installed as it was tested. So our job is to reproduce that arrangement faithfully. We work on service gaps in risers, small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows and cable penetrations, and what we’re called in for most is fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back and open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls. For commercial sealant work in Tisman's Common, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
For a smaller site near Tisman's Common, we plan to do all the penetrations in one go, so send the specification and photographs first. Design and sign-off belong to the designer or building control; we install what’s specified.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Place
- Tisman's Common (RH12)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
Our process
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 we check in with your contact before moving on to each new area. For work around Tisman's Common, we aim to finish in one visit, so photographs and measurements up front really help. Then the right materials arrive with us.
- We start with your penetration schedule, drawings or specification.
- Access, permits and the order of areas are agreed with the site team.
- We compare every service penetration with its tested detail before sealing.
- Unsuitable material is removed and the opening cleaned first.
- The specified backing and sealant go in to depth and are finished neatly.
- Anything outside the detail is reported to you rather than sealed.
Getting the site ready
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Warn occupants and staff about the work
Request a quote
Let us know the site, the scope and your timescale, and we’ll put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
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How the quote is worked out
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- How much there is to seal
- Access and working height
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- The size and state of each joint
The work involved drives the cost: removing old material, preparing the joints, the product, the access and how the work is phased. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain how it’s made up.
Details that help us quote
The more we know, the firmer the quote. Helpful details to send:
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
- Specification clauses that apply
- Access details, including height
- Your programme or deadline
Send us photographs, drawings or a joint schedule and a fixed quote comes back to you. Where a site visit makes more sense, we will arrange one.
Aftercare for building managers
After handover, a little attention goes a long way:
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Leave fire sealant to cure fully before covering it
- Get seals inspected before ceilings and boxing close
- Settle who seals which penetrations at the start of a project
After every round of M&E works, check that the openings created have been sealed. A short check at the end of each job saves a long hunt later.
Keep a register of where seals are and what they are made of. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate, which saves guesswork.
Common questions from Tisman's Common clients
Is Tisman's Common too small for you to travel to?
No. Small places get the same service as large ones. We work across Greater London and the South East. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
Can you work at a site such as The Old Brickworks Industrial Estate, by Tisman's Common?
Yes. We cover Tisman's Common and the area around it, including industrial estates, business parks and retail parks such as The Old Brickworks Industrial Estate. Send details of the unit and the work through our quote form for a quick quote.
Is BS 476 being phased out?
For buildings in England, Approved Document B removes BS 476 references from 2 September 2029. Products are then judged on BS EN 13501-2 classifications, though transitional rules apply. Scotland follows its own Technical Handbook, with clause 2.1.14 covering service penetrations.
What about RAMS and site documents?
Let us know which documents the site needs, such as RAMS, an insurance certificate or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm them with the quote.
Can you fire stop behind the services contractors?
Yes, provided a specification covers them. New services after M&E works often breach existing seals.
Will you just go over the old sealant?
No, never. Overlaying old sealant is a frequent cause of early failure, so everything comes out first.
Can you follow the specification on our project?
Yes. Send it with your enquiry, and the quote will be based on it, flagging anything that needs clarifying.
What happens if it’s left?
A seal that doesn’t match its tested detail gives false comfort. Correcting it means cutting it out and starting again with the specified product. Around Tisman's Common, it’s better to renew all the failing joints at once. Send photographs of each area and we’ll quote for the lot.
Whether it’s a single area or a whole estate, the same things set the price: scope, access, product and programme. Call for a quote and we will put a fixed figure on it.
Why clients in Tisman's Common choose us
- Fully insured
- One number for every site we cover
- Fixed quotes based on photos, drawings or a visit
- CHAS accredited contractor
Read our cost guide and how we’re accredited.
Fire stopping around Tisman's Common: points for this area
Tisman's Common is about 33 miles from central London. Office refits around the commuter belt bring new cabling through fire-resisting walls. For England, the fire stopping of penetrations is dealt with in Approved Document B. Its BS 476 references are being withdrawn from 2 September 2029, with BS EN 13501-2 classification taking over, subject to transitional arrangements. Our part stays the same: the specified product, installed to its tested detail.
In a building such as St John the Baptist, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail. In a school such as Pennthorpe School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified. Where a unit on an estate such as The Old Brickworks Industrial Estate, which lies north-east of Tisman's Common, has fire-resisting walls between offices and warehouse, any new service through them should be sealed to the tested detail.
Tisman's Common is about 7 miles west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Any commercial site in Tisman's Common is covered. Tisman's Common is one of 373 places we cover in West Sussex for service penetrations. Sites around Brighton have their own page, roughly 23 miles from Tisman's Common.
We take on service penetrations across the RH12 postcode area, whatever the building. We cover commercial and managed buildings on Hornshill Lane and Loxwood Road and the roads nearby. Nearby places we also cover include Bucks Green (1 mile east), Rudgwick (1 mile east), The Haven (2 miles south-east), Slinfold (3 miles south-east) and Five Oaks (3 miles south-east). Bigger towns within reach include Crawley (12 miles east), Horsham (7 miles east), Broadfield (12 miles east), Storrington (11 miles south), Billingshurst (5 miles south) and Bewbush (11 miles east).
Landmarks near Tisman's Common
We work on buildings around Rudgwick Primary School and The Queen's Head Public House.
Honest limits
Not every problem is a sealant problem, and we’d rather tell you before you spend money. These need a different solution:
- Writing the fire-stopping specification
- Large openings beyond what any sealant detail covers
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
If in doubt, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email the details over and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Cable penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Pipe penetrations
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows