Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Wick, West Sussex
Our CSCS-carded applicators take on fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Wick. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
- Unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings
Fire stopping near Wick
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Diagnose, treat, sign off
We schedule the visit to fit the site hours and access windows you give us. While we’re working, the area stays contained and tidy, and your contact hears from us before we move to the next area. What matters most for a job in Wick is a clear list of what needs doing, so send photographs of each area. You will then get a fixed price for the work.
- First we go through the drawings, schedule or specification for the seals and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- We apply the specified sealant to the depth and around the services as the detail shows.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Preparing the site
- Share your working hours and any access restrictions
- Explain the parking and delivery arrangements
- Tell us which areas need to stay in use
Ask for a quote
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we will price against exactly what is specified. For smaller jobs, photos and a description will do.
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How we handle fire stopping in Wick
Most of our fire stopping work happens after the building is up. Each new cable, pipe or data route cut through a fire-resisting wall leaves an opening behind, and they are easy to forget. We close the openings listed on your schedule, using the specified sealant and detail. Most enquiries involve unsealed penetrations discovered above suspended ceilings and openings left by services added after handover, on service gaps in risers, pipe penetrations and linear gaps at wall heads. Sealant applicators who only do sealant are a different proposition from a general trade with a gun in the van: in Wick, that means joint design, primers and backing rod as standard.
Converted and extended buildings around places like Wick can mix old and new construction, so it’s worth confirming the wall or floor type before choosing the seal. We match the product to the substrate and service, and say so if a collar, wrap or batt is the specified item.
We sign every job off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
- Location
- Wick (BN17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on every job
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, scope in writing
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Page updated
- 3 November 2026
When to bring in a specialist
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, since all of it has to come out and the faces be cleaned back again. That’s why many clients bring in a specialist from the beginning.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Backing rod, primer where specified and a joint designed to move with the building are easy to get wrong without experience.
Towns and villages near Wick
Other services in Wick
How the job changes by surface
Small ducts
Small ductwork can sometimes be sealed with sealant where the tested detail includes it. Larger or fire-rated ductwork usually needs a different solution set by the designer and we flag that rather than guess.
Cables and cable bundles
New data and power cables are the most common breach we see. We reseal around them to the specified detail, and any bundle too large for sealant alone is flagged.
Maintenance after handover
To get the most from the new sealant:
- Report damaged or disturbed seals as soon as they’re spotted
- Foam or ordinary sealant is never a fire-seal repair
- Make fire stopping part of every scope that crosses a fire-resisting wall
- Keep product data and details in the fire safety file
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.
A simple record of seal locations and products helps. It tells the next contractor exactly what to reinstate, which saves guesswork.
Where services cross fire walls in Wick
Wick has eight care or nursing homes no more than 2 miles away. Care settings depend on compartmentation, so service penetrations made during maintenance or refurbishment need sealing with the specified product. Where that’s fire-rated sealant, we install it to the manufacturer’s tested detail. Wick has a number of hotels close by, all within 2 miles. A hotel refit often runs new services through compartment walls between bedrooms and corridors, and each opening needs the specified seal.
In a school such as Lyminster Primary School, fire-rated sealant goes in around service penetrations where it is specified. In a building such as All Saints, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Wick is about 1 mile north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. Anywhere in BN17, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Our West Sussex coverage takes in 373 places. We also cover Brighton, around 18 miles from Wick.
Work on service penetrations is covered throughout BN17, whatever the building. Buildings on Joyce Close, Willow Brook and Wheatcroft are within our area. Access to Wick is via the B2284 among other routes, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Close to Wick, our area also takes in Lyminster (1 mile north), Toddington (1 mile east), Littlehampton (1 mile south-east), Climping (1 mile south-west) and Ford (1 mile west). A short drive away, we cover Worthing (7 miles east), Bognor Regis (6 miles west), Chichester (10 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles east) and Lancing (10 miles east).
Landmarks near Wick
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to Littlehampton College, Locomotive Public House and The Littlehampton Academy, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Littlehampton station, about 0.8 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Zachary Merton Hospital (2.3 miles south-east) and Rustington Museum (2.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Wick includes Highdown Hill and WWT Arundel.
Common questions from Wick clients
Is a smaller place like Wick outside your area?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover Greater London and the counties of the South East. We plan jobs in smaller places so return trips are kept to a minimum.
Is a hospital such as Zachary Merton Hospital somewhere you can work?
Yes. Healthcare sites are among the places we work. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
Will fire-rated sealant work on every penetration?
No. Each fire-rated sealant is tested for particular services, gap sizes and substrates. If an opening falls outside, it needs another solution, specified by your designer.
Do you hold third-party fire-stopping installer certification?
No, and we’d rather be clear about that. Third-party schemes aren’t a legal requirement, but many clients and main contractors ask for them. If it doesn’t require one, we can install the specified fire-rated sealant to its tested detail.
Does the weather affect the work?
It can, when the joints are outside. Wet joints and cold, damp or frosty conditions stop the sealant bonding properly, so we watch the forecast and rearrange outside work if we have to. Indoors, the weather is rarely a problem.
Do you approve fire stopping for building control?
No. Sign-off belongs to the designer or building control, not the installer. We will confirm the product and detail installed and agree any further records when we quote.
Is your workmanship covered by a guarantee?
Yes. Workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months.
Cost factors for service penetrations
Quotes vary with the job. It mainly depends on:
- Any access equipment needed
- Removal of failed or old sealant
- Induction, permit and paperwork requirements
- Location, for remote and island sites
Pricing service penetrations depends on how many there are, their condition and the access, plus any specification you’re working to. Call for a quote.
Before you send an enquiry
Good information means a firmer quote. Helpful details to send:
- Photos of the joints, close up and from further back
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Any dates the work must fit around
- Approximate linear metres or a joint schedule
Tell us about the building, the joints and when you need the work done, and we will put a fixed quote together. To get it moving, ring 01277 525 020 or email drawings and photos.
Do you need fire stopping in Wick?
Some service penetrations were never sealed at all because they sat out of sight above a ceiling or inside a riser. They come to light during inspections, refits or when another trade lifts a tile.
Things that normally lead to an enquiry:
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Expanding foam used as fire stopping
- Old intumescent sealant that has split away
Hotels like Victoria Hotel, 1 mile south-east of Wick, are refurbished in phases, and each phase can open up compartment walls.
Questions to ask before you book
- What level of public liability insurance do they hold?
- The named product and why it was chosen
- Health and safety accreditation such as CHAS
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed