West Berkshire · England
Bagnor Fire Rated Sealant
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations in Bagnor, with a one-year guarantee on every job. Call for a quick quote.
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
How we handle fire rated sealant in Bagnor
Until it’s heated, intumescent sealant behaves like an ordinary sealant; then it swells to help close the gap. Which product suits a gap depends on its width, the materials either side and what runs through it, so we follow the tested detail for each one. Typical jobs include open joints along the top of partitions and cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant, on flats & HMOs, plasterboard & masonry and linear gaps.
Somewhere as small as Bagnor, commercial jobs tend to be pubs, holiday lets, farm buildings or halls rather than offices. They all have washrooms, kitchens and service openings that need the right sealant.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If anything is not right with it, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.
- Where
- Bagnor (RG14, RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
How to look after the new joints
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. We recommend:
- Make resealing part of every contractor’s brief
- Don’t fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
- Include fire stopping when you schedule refits
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
Any fire seal that is cut or drilled needs resealing to its tested detail. New services through a sealed wall should include fire stopping in the plan.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Over time, more work adds more holes.
Also near Bagnor
What else we do in Bagnor
Bagnor questions
Do you take on hotel work around Bagnor?
Yes, hospitality work, including hotels, is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Will you come out to Bagnor?
Yes, we do. Our work covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Is it messy?
No. The area is protected while we work and cleaned up afterwards.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes. Each job is guaranteed for twelve months, large or small.
Which products do you use?
It depends on the joint: anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas, and other sealants where joints move or face the weather. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. All of the old material is cut out and the joint cleaned.
Do the sealants smell?
There can be a smell while the sealant cures. Ventilation helps.
Do I have to be there?
It depends on the job. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in.
Landlord and commercial work in Bagnor
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we’ll quote.
Letting agents and landlords in Bagnor can book us as well as homeowners. Resealing between tenancies is a simple way to keep a property in good order.
Commercial buildings in Bagnor
There are hotels and other places to stay in and around Bagnor. Hotel work can be planned room by room, with out-of-hours working where needed. 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 work to the specification you’re given, installing the product to its tested details.
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Parish Church of St Mary, older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking. If you look after a building such as Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery, gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
Bagnor is about 1 mile north-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Jobs in Bagnor get the same care as everywhere else we work: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Bagnor is one of 155 places in West Berkshire we cover for fire rated sealant. Reading is on our list too, around 16 miles away.
We work across RG14 and RG20 for fire rated sealant. We cover properties on Bath Road, Pound Lane and Speen Lane. Other places close to Bagnor include Speen (1 mile south), Donnington (1 mile north-east), Speenhamland (1 mile east), Stockcross (1 mile west) and Marsh Benham (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Thatcham (4 miles east), Burghfield Common (12 miles east), Hungerford (7 miles west), Calcot (13 miles east), Lambourn (10 miles north-west) and Burghfield Hill (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Bagnor
In Bagnor, that means homes and buildings near Trinity School, Victoria Park and The Starting Gate pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Newbury station, about 1.5 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Donnington Castle (0.8 miles north-east) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (1.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Rack Marsh.
Should I try it myself first?
Not every job suits DIY: work at height, external movement joints, fire-rated sealant and large areas need the right product, the right access and the right method.
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is.
The process
All our tools and materials come with us in the van. Once we have agreed what’s being done, we protect the area and start. Most jobs take anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Somewhere like Bagnor needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- We plan the order of work and access, floor by floor or flat by flat.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- The fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied and tooled to the tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
Before we arrive
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
How to get a quote
Need a quote? Please ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with a few details. We’ll explain what we’d do and give you a clear quote before we start.
Advice
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Bagnor
Much fire stopping is hidden: in ceiling voids, service risers and behind boxing. Because nobody sees it, gaps go unnoticed until an assessor or surveyor looks.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
If you let a flat or house near Newbury station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Before you book anyone
- What insurance they hold
- What preparation is included
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- The length of the guarantee
Leave it or put it right?
An unsealed gap lets smoke and fire get round a wall that was built to hold them back. Sealing it properly restores what the wall was there to do, and the work involved is often modest. In a small place like Bagnor, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
The cost depends on the size of the job, how much old material has to come out and access to the work. You will have a clear quote before any work starts.
Why book with us
- More than 20 years in sealant work
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- We are fully insured
Read what affects the cost or our reviews.
How the job changes by surface
Masonry and concrete
For masonry and concrete, we use a product tested in that substrate. The gap is cleaned of dust first so the sealant bonds.
Service penetrations
Pipes, cables and ducts passing through fire-resisting walls and floors each leave a gap. The sealant is chosen for what passes through and how wide the gap is.