Fire-rated sealing and fire stopping in Wiggonholt, West Sussex
We carry out fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Wiggonholt and the surrounding area. Send details for a fixed quote.
- Fire-rated sealant that has cracked or shrunk back
- Open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls
- Unsealed openings around new pipes and cables
Fire stopping in Wiggonholt
Send drawings, photos or a joint schedule, or tell us about the site, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Common problems we fix in Wiggonholt
Openings in fire-resisting walls usually 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. Over a few years of fit-outs, a wall can collect a lot of these.
If one of these sounds familiar, it’s time for a closer look:
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Snag lists that include open service penetrations
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
- Fire sealant pulled out of the opening
For a hotel such as The Roundabout Hotel, 1.3 miles to the east of Wiggonholt, penetration seals are worth checking after any refit or services upgrade.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of insurance
- How the joint faces will be prepared and primed
- Is depth set with backing rod, or bond-breaker tape in shallow joints?
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
About our fire stopping in Wiggonholt
We should be clear about what we do and don’t do. Deciding the specification sits with the designer, the fire engineer and building control. What we bring is careful installation of the specified sealant, to the maker’s guidance. We work on joints between fire-resisting walls and floors, cable penetrations and pipe penetrations, and what we’re called in for most is openings found when ceilings come down for a refit and improvised or mixed-product fire seals. Whoever orders the work in Wiggonholt, the brief is usually the same: a clear scope, tidy work and joints that don’t fail again.
Barn and farm-building conversions near places like Wiggonholt often combine new partitions with old walls. Where a pipe or cable passes through a fire-resisting wall, the seal must match the tested detail: product, substrate, gap and depth.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: twelve months on the work we carried out. It doesn’t extend to damage, faults in the building or work by others, and we are upfront about that.
- Where
- Wiggonholt (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cover
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Telephone
- 01277 525 020
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
Common questions from Wiggonholt clients
Will you take on work at estates like Station Approach Industrial Estate, close to Wiggonholt?
Yes. Our area takes in Wiggonholt and its surroundings, with estates and business parks such as Station Approach Industrial Estate included. Photos and a short description are enough for a first look.
Is a smaller place like Wiggonholt outside your area?
Not at all: smaller places are covered as well as towns. London and every South East county are within our area. Where we can, we group nearby jobs to make the most of each trip.
What site paperwork can you supply?
Each site asks for different documents, so list what you need, whether RAMS, insurance or CSCS details, and we’ll confirm with the quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the certificate can go with your quote.
Do you work to architects’ specifications?
Yes. We follow the specification, along with the manufacturer’s installation guidance.
Do you approve fire stopping for building control?
No. Approval sits with the designer, principal designer or building control. We’ll confirm the products and details used.
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, so check your contract first. Where it isn’t required, we install the specified sealant to the maker’s details.
What affects the price in Wiggonholt
A fixed quote reflects the actual work. It takes account of:
- Joint width, depth and condition
- Phasing around occupants
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- How much existing material needs removing
Every site prices differently: the joint sizes, the specified product, access and working hours each have a bearing. A fixed quote follows once we understand the job.
What we need to price the job
For an accurate fixed quote, we need a clear picture of the site. Send us:
- Any specification or named product
- How the joints are reached, and at what height
- Clear photographs of the problem areas
- Rough lengths or quantities, or drawings if you have them
We quote a fixed sum against the scope you give us, so the cost is agreed before work starts. To start the process, call 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
How a job runs
Before any cutting starts, the area is protected: masking tape along the joint edges and sheeting over anything nearby. On site, the work usually takes longer where risers, ceiling voids or occupied floors have to be worked through in sequence, and we clear our waste as we work. If others near Wiggonholt need work, visits can be combined, which keeps travel down. A fixed quote is given before anything starts.
- 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.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant goes in around the services and is tooled off.
- We walk the completed areas with you and confirm the records agreed at quote stage.
Before we start on site
- Let us know about inductions and permits
- Have the specification and drawings to hand
- Clear stock, furniture or equipment away from the joints
Get a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Owners, agents and contractors
When you manage a building on behalf of an owner, clear figures and clear communication matter. You get a fixed quote, an agreed scope and a walk round at the end.
Hospitality, education, healthcare, office and retail clients book us directly too. The work is planned around how the building runs, so the building keeps working while we do.
Fire stopping in Wiggonholt: the local picture
Wiggonholt is about 42 miles from central London. Tenant changes on commuter-belt business parks mean regular fit-outs, and new services through compartment walls. 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.
Industrial units on estates such as Station Approach Industrial Estate, 1.7 miles to the north-west of Wiggonholt, often separate offices from warehouse space with fire-resisting walls, and new services through them need the specified seal. In a building such as Wiggonholt Church, any service penetration through a fire-resisting wall should be sealed to the specified detail.
Wiggonholt is about 2 miles north-west of Storrington, in West Sussex. Businesses, contractors and managing agents in Wiggonholt use us for work on service penetrations. 373 places across West Sussex fall within our area, including Wiggonholt. Our Brighton page has more on work in that area, about 17 miles away.
Commercial sites across RH20 are covered for service penetrations. Just outside Wiggonholt, we also work in Marehill (1 mile north), West Chiltington Common (1 mile east), Cootham (2 miles south-east), Nutbourne (2 miles north-east) and Broomershill (2 miles north). Further afield, our area takes in Horsham (11 miles north-east), Worthing (9 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (13 miles south-west), Chichester (14 miles south-west), Littlehampton (9 miles south) and Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles south-east).
Near you in Wiggonholt
Around Wiggonholt, our work takes us to commercial buildings near Parham Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Pulborough station, roughly 1.8 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include The Storrington And District Museum (2.3 miles south-east) and Amberley Castle (3.1 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Amberley Wildbrooks RSPB Reserve.
Why deal with it now?
Fire stopping is a regular point raised at inspections and handover. Late discoveries can delay handover while openings are reopened and resealed. Older rural buildings around Wiggonholt move with the seasons, and rigid or tired sealant can’t keep up. The right product, sized to the joint, copes much better.
The price depends on the quantity of joints, how much old material needs removing and how the joints are reached. Call for a quote when you are ready.
Why us?
- One phone line for London, the South East and Scotland
- Joints cleaned back to sound surfaces
- Products installed to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Fully insured, including public liability cover
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
What the job involves on each surface
Cables and cable bundles
Cable penetrations are frequently sealed with fire-rated sealant where the detail allows. Bundle size, cable type and the space between cables all matter, so we check before sealing.
Metal pipes
Copper and steel pipes are a common service penetration for fire-rated sealant. The tested detail sets the pipe size range, gap, depth and whether insulation can stay on and we confirm each before sealing.