East Sussex · England
America Ground Fire Rated Sealant
Fire rated sealant in America Ground from a team with over 20 years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Open gaps behind door architraves
What happens if it’s left?
Items left open on a fire risk assessment tend to come back at the next review. Having them sealed and recorded now gives you evidence that the item was dealt with. Around America Ground, water from a failed joint in an older home can soak into timber and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than renewing the sealant.
We do not show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. Call for a quick quote and we will talk you through it.
Why choose Mr Mastic in America Ground
- Any old sealant cut out fully, not covered over
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
Take a look at what affects the cost and what customers say.
About our fire rated sealant in America Ground
A gap around a door frame, a linear joint at the head of a wall and a hole round a pipe are each sealed differently. We check the size and the substrate before choosing the product, then the sealant goes in to the depth the product’s details set. If you’re dealing with sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list and unsealed gaps around fire door frames, we can put it right, whatever the surface.
Community buildings, schools and small businesses around places like America Ground have washrooms and kitchens that see a lot of use. Their sealant and fire-rated joints are as important as those in any bigger building.
Big or small, it’s backed by our one-year guarantee in America Ground and across East Sussex.
- Place
- America Ground (TN34, TN37, TN35)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Price
- A clear price before work begins
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY versus a professional finish
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. New silicone will not bond to old, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
Workplaces and buildings in America Ground
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around America Ground, heavy use in the busy months is hard on washroom and kitchen sealant, and any building work there should leave fire-rated joints made good. 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, which is often where open fire-stopping gaps are first noticed. We apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
Letting a property close to Hastings station? Then new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant. For buildings such as Holy Trinity Church, older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
America Ground is about 1 mile east of St Leonards, in East Sussex. If you need fire rated sealant in America Ground, it’s easy to get a quote: please ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. We are based in Crawley and cover East Sussex. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, and America Ground is one of them. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 31 miles from America Ground.
All of TN34, TN37 and TN35 is within our area for fire rated sealant, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your property is on Queens Road, Linton Road and Albert Road or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. Other places close to America Ground include Belmont (1 mile north-east), Hastings Old Town (1 mile east), Rock-a-Nore (1 mile east), Blacklands (1 mile north) and St Leonards (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles west), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles west), Hailsham (14 miles west), Polegate (15 miles west), Old Town (15 miles south-west) and Upper Horsebridge (14 miles west).
Near you in America Ground
We work in homes and buildings around Linton Gardens, William Parker Sports College and Roman Catholic Church of St Mary Star of the Sea, among other places. Nearby too are St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles west) and Yates's pub (within half a mile north-east). America Ground has its own railway station: Hastings station. A little further out are Hastings Castle (less than half a mile east) and Conquest Hospital (2.1 miles north). Open spaces near America Ground include Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
How to look after the new joints
Good habits help new joints last longer. A few tips:
- Keep the record of products and locations with your fire safety documents
- Keep general-purpose foam and caulk away from fire-stopping gaps
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
- Ask which product was used before you paint
Do not add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. If it needs repair, use the same type of product. We can tell you which product we used.
If a fire risk assessment has flagged a gap, do not leave it for the next one. Have it sealed, then keep the record so you can show it was dealt with.
Also near America Ground
Other services in America Ground
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
If you manage several properties in or around America Ground, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs, and photos by email help.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
Questions from America Ground
Will you come out to America Ground?
Yes. America Ground 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 take on hotel work around America Ground?
Yes, we work for hotels as well as homes and businesses. Rooms can be done a few at a time, so the building stays open.
Is there any odour?
It depends on the product. Some products have a noticeable smell, others very little, and any smell fades as they cure.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator and we are fully insured too.
Is it messy?
No. The area is protected while we work and cleaned up afterwards.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
Fire-rated is the broad term for sealants tested for fire stopping. Intumescent types expand when heated, and they’re one of the options. We use whichever the specification and tested details call for.
What fire rating will the seal have?
We don’t certify fire stopping or quote ratings. We apply the specified product to the manufacturer’s details and giving you a record of where it went.
Which products do you use?
Each joint gets the product that suits it. Where it moves, gets wet or faces the weather makes a difference, and we will explain our choice.
The process
The work is kept neat and contained to the area we’re working on, so you can get on with your day. The job generally takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. Parking around America Ground is generally easier than in a town centre, but mention any lanes, gates or long drives. For outside work, side access and the height of the joints help us plan.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- Old, damaged or unsuitable sealant is removed.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- We apply and tool the sealant to the product’s tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
Before we arrive
- Clear the area around the work
- Tell us about any water getting in
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
Get a quote
We quote each job on its own. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the details and send pictures if you have them.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Plasterboard walls
We check that the board around the gap is sound. Loose material is removed so the sealant has a firm edge.
Flats and HMOs
In occupied buildings, we plan the order of work with you. We agree access to each flat and the common parts before work begins.
Do you need fire rated sealant in America Ground?
Buildings are refitted and reconfigured over the years. A house turned into flats or an HMO, or an office split into smaller units, brings new walls, new service routes and new gaps.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
If you look after a building such as University School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Comparing quotes
- Which colour the sealant will be
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- Whether they’re fully insured