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Fire-rated sealant in Broadstone, Kent
Fire-stopping gaps in Broadstone need attention? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly.
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Broadstone
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Lenham station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before work begins.
Will you come out to Broadstone?
Yes, we do. We work across London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
What do you put in the joint?
It depends on the joint: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
An intumescent material expands when it’s heated. Many fire-rated sealants work this way, but not all, and the choice depends on the gap.
Do I need to be at home?
It depends on the job. Inside work needs someone to give us access, while outside work can sometimes be arranged differently.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured for every job we do.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. ARBOMaster is the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants, and we are part of it.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
Ratings and certification sit with the product’s test evidence and whoever specified the work. Our part is installing the specified product to its tested details and giving you a record of where it went.
Fire rated sealant in Broadstone
Door frame gaps, linear joints and holes around services all have their own details. Measuring the gap and checking what it’s made of comes first, then the sealant goes in to the depth the product’s details set. We work on service penetrations, door frames and pipe & cable gaps, and the jobs we see most are linear gaps at the head of walls and standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap.
Somewhere as small as Broadstone, 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.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you are.
- Location
- Broadstone (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the quote in Broadstone
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We look at:
- Whether the work is at height
- The type of sealant required
- The amount of work
- Any mould that needs treating
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting. If you are unsure, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email for an honest opinion and a quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos help, but a description is a good start. Please mention:
- Whether it has been sealed before
- Roughly how big the job is
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know the job and the location. A few pictures by email make the job easier to understand.
Towns and villages near Broadstone
Other services in Broadstone
Different surfaces, different methods
Linear gaps
Linear gaps run along the head of walls, at floor edges and between panels. We seal them to the tested detail, with backing where it’s needed.
Flats and HMOs
In occupied buildings, we plan the order of work with you. Access to flats and common areas is agreed in advance to keep disruption down.
How the visit works
There isn’t much for you to do on the day. Show us the job and we’ll take it from there. The work itself takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access from start to finish. Somewhere like Broadstone needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- We go through the gaps on your list or survey and check each one’s size and substrate.
- Old or unsuitable sealant is cut out and the gap cleaned.
- We put in whatever backing or fill the product detail specifies.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied to the right depth and tooled.
- Locations and products are noted so you have them on file.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
Getting a quote
To get a quote, call 0345 464 0079 or email us with the location and a short description of the problem. We’ll send you a clear quote before any work starts.
Advice
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than do work that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
- Big openings where sealant alone isn’t the tested solution
If in doubt, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work in Broadstone
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Linear gaps
- Flats & HMOs
- Door frames
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
Aftercare tips
So the new joints stay in good condition:
- Do not paint over fire sealant until it has cured
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
- Photograph sealed gaps before they’re covered up
- Plan fire stopping into any work that goes through walls or floors
Tell other trades that the gaps have been sealed, and make sure anything they disturb is resealed with a suitable product. Later work is a common cause of damaged fire stopping.
If a fire risk assessment has flagged a gap, don’t leave it for the next one. Have it sealed, then keep the record.
Fire rated sealant in Broadstone: local notes
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 apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
If you let a flat or house near Lenham station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Broadstone is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Wherever you are in the ME17 postcode area, our applicators can take on fire rated sealant. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Broadstone among them. Crawley is on our list too, around 38 miles away.
We work across ME17 for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. Whether your property is on Boughton Park, Headcorn Road and Eastwood Road or anywhere close by, our applicators can take on the job. Nearby, we also carry out fire rated sealant in Eastwood (1 mile north-west), Grafty Green (1 mile north-east), Liverton Street (1 mile north-east), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile north-east) and Ulcombe (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-west) and Davington (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Broadstone
Around Broadstone, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Kings Head Public House, among other places. Broadstone’s nearest station is Lenham station, about 2.9 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Coldbridge Castle (1.2 miles east) and The Dog Collar Museum (3.6 miles north-west).
DIY sealant or a professional job?
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.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
Common problems we fix in Broadstone
Over time, buildings change layout and use. Conversions to flats and HMOs, and office refits, create new walls and new routes for services, with gaps to match.
The most common problems we see are:
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Open gaps behind door architraves
Around Broadstone, as everywhere, fire rated sealant is only as good as the preparation behind it.
What your quote should include
- Whether you can choose the colour
- What the cure time is
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing