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Fire-rated sealant in Donnington, West Sussex
Professional fire rated sealant in and around Donnington, with old sealant always removed completely.
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
Fire rated sealant in Donnington: local notes
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Donnington, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. Workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats in England need a fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and gaps around services are often picked up there. We apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
Schools such as Chichester High School For Girls are buildings too, and fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in. If you let a flat or house near Chichester station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant. For buildings such as The Parish Church of St George, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Donnington is about 2 miles south of Chichester, in West Sussex. We provide fire rated sealant to homes and businesses in Donnington and the surrounding area. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Donnington among them. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 13 miles from Donnington.
Here we cover the PO20 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Main roads around Donnington include the B2201, which makes travel easy. Other places close to Donnington include Hunston (1 mile east), North Mundham (1 mile east), Runcton (2 miles east), Chichester (2 miles north) and Portfield (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (5 miles east), Selsey (5 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles east), Emsworth (7 miles north-west), Rustington (12 miles east) and Angmering (14 miles east).
Around Donnington
Around Donnington, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Blacksmith's Arms Public House, among other places. Donnington’s nearest station is Chichester station, roughly 1.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Chichester Cathedral Treasury (1.8 miles north) and St Richard's Hospital (2.5 miles north). The countryside around Donnington includes Nutborne Marshes.
How we handle fire rated sealant in Donnington
Where services or frames pass through a fire-resisting wall or floor, the gap around them needs a fire-rated seal. Each gap is sealed to the product maker’s tested detail for its size and substrate. We work on plasterboard & masonry, pipe & cable gaps and service penetrations, and people most often call us about fire stopping disturbed by later work and door frames with gaps between frame and wall.
In a village or hamlet like Donnington, commercial work is more likely to be a pub, a farm shop, holiday lets or a village hall than an office block. They all have washrooms, kitchens and service openings that need the right sealant.
A one-year guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover.
- Location
- Donnington (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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FAQs for Donnington
Do you cover Donnington for fire rated sealant?
Yes, Donnington is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. Just call 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details of the job, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Do you cover smaller places like Donnington?
Yes, we do. Our work covers London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Is there any odour?
That depends on the sealant. Some products have a noticeable smell, others very little, and any smell fades as they cure.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
An intumescent material expands when it’s heated. Intumescent sealants are a type of fire-rated sealant, and the choice depends on the gap.
Do you carry out fire risk assessments?
No. That is for a fire risk assessor, designer or building control. Our job is applying the sealant to their specification.
Can you do several jobs on one visit?
Yes. Tell us about everything you’d like done.
Is standard sealant good enough for a fire gap?
No. Ordinary silicone, caulk or foam isn’t tested as fire stopping. We cut it out and reseal with a fire-rated product.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes, every time. New sealant will not bond properly to old, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
When it is not the sealant
We will always be straight with you, so here’s what sealant can’t fix:
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
- Doors that are not fire doors in the first place
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
- Service penetrations
How it works
Good joint work is mostly preparation, so that is where we spend the time. Every joint is cleaned and dried before new material goes in. All told, the work takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Somewhere as small as Donnington, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- We begin by agreeing the list of gaps from your assessor’s or designer’s requirements.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed.
- We fit backing where needed and apply the fire-rated sealant to depth.
- We hand over a list of locations and products for your records.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
Getting a quote
If you are in Donnington and need fire rated sealant, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and we will agree the price before any work begins.
Related advice
What the job involves on each surface
Linear gaps
Head-of-wall gaps are often hidden above suspended ceilings. We work along the whole run so there are no open sections left.
Plasterboard walls
Holes in plasterboard are often cut roughly for services. Where a hole is bigger than the sealant’s tested range, it needs another approach and we will flag it.
What happens if it’s left?
An open gap in a fire-resisting wall is a route for smoke and fire. Sealing it properly restores what the wall was there to do, and the sealing itself is often a contained piece of work. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Donnington, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Why Donnington customers choose us
- Fully insured
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced or customer reviews.
Quotes for fire rated sealant in Donnington
Call for a quick quote. What matters most is:
- The number and length of the joints
- When we can work, for business premises
- The product the joint needs
- The number of rooms or windows
Rather than a set price list, we price the job in front of us: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. You’ll know the price before we begin.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. When you ask for a quote, tell us:
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- The rough size of the job
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- Where the property is
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.
Should I try it myself first?
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, such as a straightforward joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
How to look after the new joints
Aftercare is simple:
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Take pictures of fire stopping before ceilings or boxing go back
- Don’t paint over fire sealant until it has cured
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
Tell other trades that the gaps have been sealed, and ask them to reseal anything they cut through. Later work is a common cause of damaged fire stopping.
A gap left open in a fire-resisting wall or floor lets smoke spread in ways the building wasn’t designed for. Closing it is normally a straightforward job.