Fire Stopping in West Itchenor
Commercial sealant work in West Itchenor for contractors, FMs and building owners: fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps, quoted at a fixed price.
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Damaged fire seals in risers and voids
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
Need fire stopping in West Itchenor?
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
How the quote is worked out
Each job is priced on its own details. The main factors are:
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Travel to remote or island sites
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
Details that help us quote
There’s no need for a formal survey. These details are enough to start:
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Your programme or deadline
- The asbestos register, for older buildings
- What the building is and how it’s used
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and a fixed quote will follow. To get it moving, call the office on 01277 525 020 or email the details over.
Fire stopping in West Itchenor
A fire-rated sealant is only one part of a tested system: the evidence covers a specific product, wall or floor type, service, gap, depth and backing. We match each opening to that detail before any sealant goes in, and we say so if it doesn’t fit. We work on pipe penetrations, cable penetrations and joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls and head-of-wall gaps with no fire seal. For commercial sealant work in West Itchenor, you deal with one contact from quote to sign-off, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
A job near West Itchenor is normally planned around one visit, so send the specification and photographs first. We install to the specification and the manufacturer’s guidance, leaving design and sign-off with the designer and building control.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. It’s a plain promise: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Place
- West Itchenor (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
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Different surfaces, different methods
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork typically needs a different solution set by the designer, and we’ll say if that applies.
Metal pipes
Metal pipes conduct heat, so their details often call for extra measures along the pipe. If the detail needs something beyond sealant, we tell you.
Maintenance after handover
Cleaning and maintenance staff play a part too. Pass these on to them:
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Flag new cables with no seal around them
- Don’t let anyone top up a fire seal with the wrong product
- Include service cupboards in routine inspections
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.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. Catching a damaged seal early keeps the fix small compared with dozens found at once.
What we’re called out for in West Itchenor
Physical damage is another reason seals stop doing their job. Maintenance work can knock a seal, cut it back for an extra cable or remove it with an old pipe.
Most enquiries start with one or more of the following:
- Improvised or mixed-product fire seals
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls
For a unit at a site such as Southfield Industrial Park., 2.5 miles north of West Itchenor, new power or data runs between office and warehouse can breach a compartment wall.
What your quote should include
- Do they follow the manufacturer’s priming guidance?
- Proof of insurance
- Are they CHAS accredited or on Constructionline?
- How they’ll work around occupants
Diagnose, treat, sign off
The first thing on site is a walk round with your contact, to confirm the scope, the order of work and any areas we must keep clear. Then we strip out anything that has failed, prepare every joint and seal it. For work around West Itchenor, we aim to finish in one visit, so photos and measurements up front really help. That way the right products come on the day.
- First we confirm the product and tested details named in the specification.
- We sort the openings by the detail each one needs.
- Old or wrong materials are cut out.
- Where the detail needs backing, it goes in at the stated depth.
- 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
- Send asbestos survey details if the building is pre-2000
- Let building users know which areas are affected
- Agree which areas must stay open
Request a quote
Every quote starts with the facts: the joints involved, quantities, access and the product called for. Share whatever details you have and we’ll fill any gaps with a visit.
Related advice
Compartments and services around West Itchenor
Fire stopping of openings and penetrations in England falls under Approved Document B. 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. What we install is set by the specification, and it goes in to the tested detail. West Itchenor lies roughly 59 miles out from central London. Business park offices in the commuter belt are refitted as tenants change, and each fit-out adds services through compartment walls.
Large healthcare estates like St Richard's Hospital, 5 miles to the north-east of West Itchenor, change their services often, so penetration seals are worth checking after M&E work. Older community buildings such as St Nicholas' Church that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
West Itchenor is about 5 miles south-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. West Itchenor sits inside our coverage and the rest of West Sussex, with the same fixed quotes and 12-month guarantee as everywhere else. West Itchenor is one of 373 places we cover in West Sussex for service penetrations. Sites around Portsmouth have their own page, about 9 miles away.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout PO20, whatever the building. Among the streets we cover are The Street, Waterstone Close and Spinney Lane, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Nearby places we also cover include Bosham Hoe (1 mile north-east), Bosham (2 miles north), Chidham (2 miles north), Broadbridge (3 miles north) and Apuldram (3 miles north-east) for service penetrations. Further afield, our area takes in Bognor Regis (8 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-east), Selsey (6 miles south-east), Littlehampton (15 miles east), Portfield (5 miles north-east) and Yapton (11 miles east).
Near you in West Itchenor
West Itchenor’s nearest station is Bosham station, about 2.9 miles north. Well-known places in the area include St Richard's Hospital (5 miles north-east) and Chichester Castle (4.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near West Itchenor include Pilsey Island.
Common questions from West Itchenor clients
How does the move away from BS 476 affect penetration seals in West Itchenor?
From 2 September 2029, Approved Document B drops its BS 476 references in favour of BS EN 13501-2 classification, with transitional arrangements. Whichever applies, we install the specified product to its tested detail; the specification is for the designer to set.
Can you work at a site such as Southfield Industrial Park., by West Itchenor?
Yes, sites like Southfield Industrial Park. Are within our area, along with the rest of West Itchenor. To start, just give us a call on 01277 525 020 or use the quote form with the unit, the joints involved and your access times.
Can staff carry on working while you are here?
Yes, with some planning. We agree a sequence with your contact so just one area at a time is disrupted.
Is any job too small?
We quote for single jobs as well as large packages and programmes. Photos and a description are enough to start.
How soon can the area be used again?
Curing time varies by product, and we confirm it on the day, and sign any area that should be left alone.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. Our applicators hold CSCS cards.
Is it fine to apply new sealant on top of old?
No. Sealing over old material is one of the classic causes of early joint failure, so everything comes out first.
Honest limits
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. You will hear from us if the cause turns out to be one of these:
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
- Construction that lacks the fire resistance the seal relies on
- Issuing fire ratings or certificates for seals
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work in West Itchenor
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Cable penetrations
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors