Isle of Wight · England
Afton Fire Rated Sealant
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for homes and businesses in Afton and across the Isle of Wight. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
Leave it or put it right?
An unsealed gap lets smoke and fire get round a wall that was built to hold them back. A proper seal lets the wall do its job again, and the sealing itself is often a contained piece of work. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Afton, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
What it costs depends on the size of the job, how much old material has to come out and access to the work. You’ll have a clear quote before any work starts.
Why us?
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- One-year guarantee on every job
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
Read how sealant jobs are priced and customer reviews.
How we handle fire rated sealant in Afton
Until it’s heated, intumescent sealant behaves like an ordinary sealant; in a fire it expands into the joint. Which product suits a gap depends on its width, the materials either side and what runs through it. Typical jobs include sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list and standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap, across flats & HMOs, plasterboard & masonry and door frames.
Work in a small place like Afton is planned ahead, journey included, so the job can fit around bookings, guests or opening times where possible.
Big or small, you get the same one-year guarantee in Afton and across the Isle of Wight.
- Where
- Afton (PO40)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
How we quote for fire rated sealant
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Which sealant suits the joint
- Whether the work is at height
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- The number of rooms or windows
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting. If you are unsure, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email for an honest opinion and a quote.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- Whether it has been sealed before
- How we’d reach the joints
- What’s wrong with the joints now
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job, and we’ll talk you through what we’d do. When it suits you, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.
How the job changes by surface
Service penetrations
Different services need different details: metal pipes, cables and plastic pipes are not treated the same. We follow the manufacturer’s tested detail for each.
Door frames
Frame gaps are generally hidden behind the architrave. We seal any open gap to the product’s tested details.
Other services in Afton
Fire rated sealant around Afton
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Afton, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. In England, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires a fire risk assessment for workplaces and for the common parts of blocks of flats, and gaps around services are often picked up there. We work to the specification you are given, installing the product to its tested details.
Schools such as All Saints Church of England Primary School are buildings too, and service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment. Community buildings like St. Agnes' Church are part of the picture too: gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Afton is about 6 miles south of Lymington, in the Isle of Wight. Across the PO40 area, we cover fire rated sealant for homes and businesses. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, and Afton is one of them. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 18 miles from Afton.
Our applicators cover all of the PO40 postcode area for fire rated sealant. We cover properties on Bay Road, Afton Road and Manor Road. We also cover the places around Afton: Afton Park (1 mile east), Easton (1 mile west), Freshwater (1 mile north-west), Norton Green (1 mile north) and Colwell (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (9 miles east), Ryde (15 miles east), Cowes (10 miles north-east), Sandown (15 miles east), Shanklin (15 miles east) and Ventnor (14 miles south-east). Island and remote addresses take a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote.
Local landmarks in Afton
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Red Lion pub. Well-known places in the area include Dimbola Museum And Galleries (within half a mile south-west) and Yarmouth Castle (2.2 miles north). For a walk, there’s Afton Down and Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
The process
There’s no need to move everything out, only the area right around the joints. Everything nearby is protected, and the job takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building in most cases. In a small place like Afton, access is usually the main thing to plan. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- First we work through your list or survey, measuring each gap and checking what it’s formed in.
- We remove any old or unsuitable filler and clean the gap.
- Backing or fill is fitted where the product’s tested detail calls for it.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied to the right depth and tooled.
- Finally, we list where we worked and what we used, for your records.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any tricky access
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Tell us if parking is tricky
How to get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: let us know the job and the location. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand.
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What we cannot put right
Sealant isn’t the answer to every problem, and we will tell you before work begins. Sealant will not put right:
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
- Doors that aren’t fire doors in the first place
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
If in doubt, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
- Service penetrations
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
Landlord and commercial work in Afton
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works.
How to look after the new joints
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. Here’s what we suggest:
- Take pictures of fire stopping before ceilings or boxing go back
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
- File the fire-stopping record where your assessor can find it
- Don’t paint over fire sealant until it has cured
Any fire seal that’s cut or drilled needs resealing to its tested detail. If you need new services through a sealed wall, plan the fire stopping as part of the job.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Leave them and each new job adds another hole and the list grows.
Common questions in Afton
Is Afton within the area you cover?
Yes. Afton is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you cover Afton for fire rated sealant?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Afton is part of that. You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and let us know what needs doing, and we will give you a clear quote.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
In most cases you can choose. We will tell you which colours the right product comes in.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
That isn’t something we state or certify. Your specification sets the requirement, and we fit a product whose tested details meet it.
Do I need to be at home?
That depends on where the joints are. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in, and for outside work we’ll agree access with you when we book.
How long does the job take?
It depends on the size of the job, but most jobs take from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. More than one area can be quoted together.
Is it messy?
We keep the work tidy. We protect what’s around the joints, and we clear up when we’re done.