Southampton · England
Bitterne Manor Fire Rated Sealant
We cover Bitterne Manor for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old sealant removed completely, joints prepared properly.
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
There’s no set price list, because jobs vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Working hours on commercial sites
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- How easy the joints are to reach
- The number of rooms or windows
What it costs depends on the amount of work, how much old material has to come out and access to the work. We give a clear quote before we start, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you ask for a quote, tell us:
- The address or postcode of the job
- The rough size of the job
- Whether it has been sealed before
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
For a quote, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the location and a short description of the problem. You will have a clear quote before any work starts.
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Bitterne Manor
We can work through a building room by room or floor by floor. It gives you a list to keep with the building’s fire safety documents. If you have open gaps behind door architraves and fire stopping disturbed by later work, we can help, on flats & HMOs, pipe & cable gaps and linear gaps alike.
Community buildings, schools and small businesses around places like Bitterne Manor have washrooms and kitchens that see a lot of use. Sealant and fire-rated joints there matter as much as in any larger building.
Every job comes with our one-year guarantee.
- Place
- Bitterne Manor (SO18, SO17, SO14)
- Region
- Southampton
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
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Also in Bitterne Manor
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, such as a straightforward joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions.
The process
All our tools and materials come with us in the van, so there’s nothing for you to buy. Once we have agreed what’s being done, the area is protected and the work begins. It normally takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. A visit to Bitterne Manor is planned like any other: the time, the access and where to park are agreed in advance. If the work is outside, the weather plays a part, as sealant needs a dry surface.
- 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.
- Every location is recorded with the product used for your files.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
Get a quote
There’s no standard price list. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To get started, ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Advice
When something else is needed
We will always be straight with you, so here’s what new sealant will not do:
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Fire risk assessments, which need a qualified assessor
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
- Linear gaps
- Service penetrations
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Bitterne Manor
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in Bitterne Manor?
Yes, we work for hotels as well as homes and businesses. A room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
Is Bitterne Manor within the area you cover?
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 there any odour?
It depends on the product. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. Just list everything you need and we’ll quote it together.
Do you offer different sealant colours?
Yes. Sealants come in white, clear, grey and other colours, and we will agree it with you first.
Do you seal gaps around fire door frames?
Yes. We often seal open gaps hidden behind the architrave. The door and its fittings are a separate job for a door specialist.
Is it messy?
No. We protect the surfaces around the joints, and we tidy up before we go.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes, for a year. If there’s a problem with our work in that time, tell us and we will put it right.
Surface by surface
Plasterboard walls
Many fire-resisting walls in flats, offices and conversions are plasterboard. The sealant has to be one tested in plasterboard for each gap size.
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.
What we are called out for in Bitterne Manor
Sometimes the wrong product was used from the start: ordinary expanding foam, standard silicone or decorators’ caulk in a place that needed a tested fire seal. It may look fine, but it is not a fire-rated seal.
The most common problems we see are:
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
Managing a site like Bitterne Manor Primary School? Then fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Comparing quotes
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- What guarantee comes with the work
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
Looking after it afterwards
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. Our tips:
- Ask which product was used before you paint
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
- Look in service cupboards and ceiling voids from time to time
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
Keep the record we give you with the building’s fire safety documents. It saves time at the next inspection or assessment.
If a fire risk assessment has flagged a gap, don’t leave it for the next one. Have it sealed, then keep the record.
Workplaces and buildings in Bitterne Manor
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Bitterne Manor, 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 work to the specification you are given, installing the product to its tested details.
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of St Denys, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building. Rented homes near Bitterne station change hands often, and new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Bitterne Manor is about 1 mile east of Southampton, in Southampton. Jobs in Bitterne Manor get the same care as everywhere else we work: the old material taken out, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee. Bitterne Manor is one of 40 towns and villages in Southampton where we work.
All of SO18, SO17 and SO14 is within our area for fire rated sealant. Streets in the area include Ivy Road, North Road and South Road. Other places close to Bitterne Manor include St Denys (1 mile north-west), Southampton (1 mile west), Northam (1 mile south), Bitterne Park (1 mile north-east) and Portswood (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (3 miles west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west), Eling (5 miles west) and Rownhams (4 miles north-west).
Around Bitterne Manor
Typical jobs here are in homes near Bitterne Park School, St Mary's Independent School and Rockstone Place Park and the streets around them. Bitterne Manor has its own railway station: Bitterne station. Well-known places in the area include Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.9 miles east) and Netley Castle (3 miles south). Open spaces near Bitterne Manor include Netley Common.