Essex · England
Bures Fire Rated Sealant
Fire rated sealant for Bures and the surrounding area: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Ask us for a quick quote.
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Bures
A gap around a door frame, a linear joint at the head of a wall and a hole round a pipe are each sealed differently. We check the size and the substrate before choosing the product, then the sealant goes in to the depth the product’s details set. We work on flats & HMOs, pipe & cable gaps and service penetrations, and the jobs we see most are cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant and gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment.
Work in a small place like Bures is planned ahead, journey included, so the job can fit around bookings, guests or opening times where possible.
Every job comes with our one-year guarantee.
- Where
- Bures (CO8)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear price before work begins
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Most of a good job is in the preparation, so that is where we spend the time. Joints are cleaned back and dried before anything new goes in. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Somewhere as small as Bures, access is often the only tricky part. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- We apply and tool the sealant to the product’s tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
Ask for a quote
Call for a quick quote, or email us if that is easier. Tell us about the joints that need doing and we’ll explain what’s involved.
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Bures: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Bures?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our work covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
I let a flat near Bures station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before we start.
Will we have a record of what was sealed?
Yes. We record the locations we’ve sealed and the products used.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and we’re fully insured.
Which products do you use?
The product depends on the job: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Will you assess my building’s fire safety?
No, we don’t assess buildings. When your assessor or designer has set out what’s needed, we can quote for the fire-rated sealant items.
Can you do several jobs on one visit?
Yes, and it often makes sense. Doing several areas at once is normally more efficient, so mention them when you ask for a quote.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Every job comes with a one-year guarantee.
Common problems we fix in Bures
If the sealant is too shallow, has the wrong backing or sits on a dusty surface, it isn’t installed as tested. We see plenty of fire stopping that was hurried.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
Community buildings like Church of St Mary the Virgin are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- What preparation is included
- When the joint can take water or movement
Landlord and commercial work in Bures
Hotels need rooms back in use, so we plan the work room by room. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
If you manage several properties in or around Bures, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Send us the addresses and the work at each.
How the job changes by surface
Masonry and concrete
Preparation counts on brick, block and concrete. We brush and vacuum the gap and use backing where the detail needs it before applying the sealant.
Door frames
We deal with the gap around the frame, not the door. Doors, seals and closers are for a door specialist and we will mention anything we notice.
Also near Bures
Other services in Bures
What fire rated sealant looks like in Bures
Workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats in England need a fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which is often where open fire-stopping gaps are first noticed. We work to the specification you are given, installing the product to its tested details.
Schools such as Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are buildings too, and fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in. Letting a property close to Bures station? Then new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Bures is in Essex. If you need fire rated sealant in Bures, it’s easy to get a quote: please ring 0345 464 0079 or email us. We are based in Crawley and cover Essex, Bures included. Bures is one of 644 towns and villages in Essex we cover for fire rated sealant. We also work in Chelmsford, about 20 miles from Bures.
Our applicators cover all of the CO8 postcode area for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. If you need fire rated sealant at a property on Church Square, High Street and Bridge Street or a nearby road, we can help. If you are just outside Bures, we cover Bures Green (1 mile north-east), Mount Bures (1 mile south), Lamarsh (1 mile north-west), Alphamstone (2 miles north-west) and Cross End (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (8 miles south-east), Braintree (11 miles south-west), Witham (13 miles south-west), Camulodunum (7 miles south-east), Halstead (6 miles west) and Greenstead (9 miles south-east).
What’s near Bures
In Bures, that means homes and buildings near Tiger Hill and Three Horseshoes Inn. Bures has its own railway station: Bures station. A little further out are Mount Bures (0.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Sergeants Orchard.
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
Every job gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The number and length of the joints
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Any mould that needs treating
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
Every job is a little different, so we quote each one individually. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all make a difference.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to know:
- The problem you’ve noticed
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- The address or postcode of the job
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know what needs doing and where. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we will come back to you with a quote.
Keeping the joints in good condition
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep general-purpose foam and caulk away from fire-stopping gaps
- Store the list of sealed gaps with your building paperwork
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
Follow the cure time we give you before decorating over the sealant. Some fire-rated sealants can be painted and some can’t and we’ll tell you which one you have.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Over time, more work adds more holes.
When it isn’t the sealant
We’d rather tell you now than do work that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
If in doubt, ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Service penetrations
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Door frames
- Linear gaps
- Flats & HMOs