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Fire Rated Sealant in Breeds
Fire rated sealant across Breeds and nearby, with every bit of old sealant taken out first.
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Open joints along the top of partitions
How we handle fire rated sealant in Breeds
Fire stopping only performs as intended if it’s done to the detail: correct depth, correct backing and a product suited to the surfaces. That is the part we focus on, gap by gap. We are often asked to deal with cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant and new service routes left unsealed after building work, across linear gaps, plasterboard & masonry and flats & HMOs.
If you have holiday lets, a converted barn used for business or a community building near Breeds, the washrooms, kitchens and any fire-rated joints need the same care as a big site.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months.
- Location
- Breeds (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
The process
There is not much for you to do on the day. Point us to the joints and we’ll get on with it. The job generally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are from start to finish. Somewhere as small as Breeds, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- We begin by agreeing the list of gaps from your assessor’s or designer’s requirements.
- Each gap is measured and its substrate and service noted.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed.
- The specified fire-rated sealant goes in over any backing its detail requires.
- We hand over a list of locations and products for your records.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Tell us if parking is tricky
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. We’ll send you a clear quote before any work starts.
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What we are called out for in Breeds
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.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
Community buildings like Church of SS Mary and Laurence are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
Questions to ask before you book
- Is VAT in the price?
- How long the guarantee is
- What insurance they hold
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
Common questions in Breeds
Is Breeds within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We work across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
I let a flat near Beaulieu Park station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us about the property, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Do I need to be at home?
Access is agreed with you when the job is booked. For inside work, that normally means someone being in.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No, and we never do. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new layer lifts away from the old one. The old sealant has to come out completely.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Every job comes with a 12-month guarantee.
Should I try DIY first?
Sometimes. The key is preparation: remove all the old material and work on a clean, dry joint. If it doesn’t work out, we can redo it.
Do the sealants smell?
That depends on the sealant. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all, and any smell fades as they cure.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what you’ve noticed and how we reach it. After that, simply phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Fire rated sealant around Breeds
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 apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
If you look after a building such as Chelmer Valley High School, gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices. For landlords with property near Beaulieu Park station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Breeds is about 4 miles north of Chelmsford, in Essex. If you need fire rated sealant in Breeds, please ring 0345 464 0079 or email us for a quick quote. We cover Essex from our Crawley base. Breeds is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for fire rated sealant.
Work in CM3 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes and businesses on Cherry Garden Road, South Street and Duffries Close and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Great Waltham (1 mile north-east), Minnow End (1 mile east), Little Waltham (1 mile east), Broomfield (1 mile south-east) and Chignall Smealy (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (4 miles south), Basildon (15 miles south), Braintree (8 miles north-east), Harlow (14 miles west), Brentwood (13 miles south-west) and Maldon (11 miles south-east).
Around Breeds
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Beehive pub. The nearest railway station is Beaulieu Park station, about 3.6 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Broomfield Hospital (1.2 miles south-east). Not far away are Little Waltham Meadows.
How the job changes by surface
Plasterboard walls
Many fire-resisting walls in flats, offices and conversions are plasterboard. The sealant has to be one tested in plasterboard.
Flats and HMOs
In flats and HMOs, the walls and floors between homes and common areas need sealing where services pass through. We seal the gaps your assessor has identified room by room.
Keeping the joints in good condition
Looking after new joints is easy:
- Include fire stopping when you schedule refits
- Tell trades working in the building that fire seals must be put back
- Look in service cupboards and ceiling voids from time to time
- Report cracked or damaged seals as soon as you notice them
File the record of locations and products with your fire safety paperwork. It saves time at the next inspection or assessment.
A flagged gap shouldn’t wait for the next assessment. Have it sealed, then keep the record.
For landlords and businesses
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
If you manage several properties in or around Breeds, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Send us the addresses and the work at each, and pictures by email help.
When it is not the sealant
We’d rather tell you now than do work that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
- Assessing a building’s fire safety
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
If you’re not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Linear gaps
- Service penetrations
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
Why act early in Breeds
An open gap in a fire-resisting wall is a route for smoke and fire. Sealing it properly restores what the wall was there to do, and the work involved is often modest. Around Breeds, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, whether mould needs treating, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
What you get with us
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
- We leave the area clean and tidy
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
- Rated 4.9 stars on Google
See our cost guide or what customers say.