Southampton · England
Bitterne Fire Rated Sealant
Fire rated sealant for Bitterne, by sealant specialists with 20+ years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
We work for landlords and agents as well as homeowners. Resealing between tenancies is a simple way to keep a property in good order before the next move-in.
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance.
Fire rated sealant in Bitterne
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, with a record of the products and locations if you need one. Typical jobs include new service routes left unsealed after building work and unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall, across service penetrations, linear gaps and door frames.
For a pub, café, guest house or shop in or near Bitterne, its washrooms and kitchen need the same sealant care as any big building, and fire-rated sealant around service openings should be restored after new pipes or cables go through.
You’re covered for a year from the day we finish. If anything isn’t right with it, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
- Where
- Bitterne (SO18, SO19)
- Region
- Southampton
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear price before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Different surfaces, different methods
Plasterboard walls
Service holes in plasterboard are often rough and oversized. Where a hole is bigger than the sealant’s tested range, it needs another approach and we’ll flag it.
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.
What we’re called out for in Bitterne
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.
Look out for any of the following:
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Gaps filled with a product that is not fire-rated
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
Letting a property close to Bitterne station? Then fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Questions to ask before you book
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Which colour the sealant will be
- What guarantee comes with the work
What happens if it’s left?
A quick fill with any sealant to hand isn’t fire stopping. A fire-rated product only performs as tested when it’s installed to its tested detail, so both the product and the method matter. In a smaller place like Bitterne, wherever a wall is exposed, a failed outside joint is a real source of damp. Indoors, a failed seal lets water into floors and panels as it would anywhere.
We don’t show prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a quick quote and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
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Keeping the joints in good condition
Looking after new joints is easy:
- Keep the record of products and locations with your fire safety documents
- Plan fire stopping into any work that goes through walls or floors
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Tell trades working in the building that fire seals must be put back
Do not drill through or remove a fire seal without putting it back properly. If you need new services through a sealed wall, plan the fire stopping as part of the job.
Leave a fire-stopping gap open and smoke can move through the building much more easily. Sealing it early is a simple step to take.
How we quote for fire rated sealant
Jobs vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- The type of sealant required
- Whether the work is at height
- The number of rooms or windows
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: the amount of work, the access and the products needed, along with when we can work on site. Ask us for a quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you ask for a quote, tell us:
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
Need a quote? Please ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the job. We’ll explain what we’d do and send you a clear quote before work begins.
The process
We bring everything the job needs with us, 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 anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. A visit to Bitterne 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.
- Before starting, we go through the specification or action list with you.
- Each gap is measured and its substrate and service noted.
- Unsuitable material such as ordinary foam or silicone is cut out and the faces cleaned.
- 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
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Tell us if parking is tricky
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, as no two jobs are quite the same. Instead, we give you a clear quote for your job. To get started, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us.
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Questions from Bitterne
Is Bitterne within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Is Bitterne in your area for fire rated sealant?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Bitterne is part of that. Just call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with a few details of the job, and we will give you a clear quote.
Is standard sealant good enough for a fire gap?
No. Where a fire-rated seal is needed, it has to be a product tested for that use fitted to the maker’s details.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes, for a year. If anything isn’t right with the work within the year, let us know and we will sort it.
Can you tell me which gaps need fire stopping?
No. We follow the requirements from your assessor, designer or building control.
Do you provide details of the products used?
Yes. When the job is done, we give you the locations and products. If you need pictures or a set layout, ask when you get a quote.
Do I have to be there?
We need access to the joints, so we’ll agree that with you when we book. For inside work, that normally means someone being in.
Will it make a mess?
Not at all. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Workplaces and buildings in Bitterne
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Bitterne, 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, and gaps around services are often picked up there. We work to the specification you’re given, installing the product to its tested details.
Schools such as Bitterne CE Primary School are buildings too, and fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in. Community buildings like Church of the Holy Saviour are part of the picture too: gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Bitterne is about 1 mile east of Southampton, in Southampton. Wherever you are in the SO18 postcode area, we can carry out fire rated sealant at your property. Our area takes in 40 places across Southampton.
We cover every part of SO18 and SO19 for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Bath Road, Ruby Road and Dean Road, and we cover them all. With the A3024 close by, Bitterne is easy for our applicators to reach. If you’re just outside Bitterne, we cover Northam (1 mile west), Bitterne Park (1 mile north-west), Itchen (1 mile south-west), Midanbury (1 mile north) and Harefield (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Shirley (3 miles west), Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (4 miles west), Coxford (4 miles west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Bitterne
We work in homes and buildings around Itchen College, Riverside Park and St Mary's Independent School, among other places. Bitterne’s nearest station is Bitterne station, about 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (within half a mile north-west) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2 miles west). Open spaces near Bitterne include Netley Common.