Medway · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Chattenden
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for Chattenden, backed by a one-year guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
Fire rated sealant in Chattenden
Where services or frames pass through a fire-resisting wall or floor, the gap around them needs a fire-rated seal. We apply intumescent and fire-rated sealants to the manufacturer’s tested details for each gap, with a record of the products and locations if you need one. If you’re dealing with sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list and open joints along the top of partitions, we can put it right, whatever the surface.
For a small place like Chattenden, the journey and timings are agreed in advance, so it can be fitted around guests, clients or events where possible.
We guarantee the work for a year. If there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
- Location
- Chattenden (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Chattenden: your questions answered
Will you come out to Chattenden?
Yes, Chattenden is covered. We work across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Do you cover Chattenden for fire rated sealant?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Chattenden is part of that. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details of the job, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Can you work in occupied buildings?
Yes. We work in flats, HMOs, schools, offices and other commercial buildings, including occupied ones. The order of work and access are planned with you.
How long does fire rated sealant take?
Most jobs take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building, including preparation and clearing up. Your quote will say how long we expect yours to take.
What information do you need?
The location, the problem and the rough size of the job. If you can, email a few pictures.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and we are fully insured.
Do the sealants smell?
Some sealants have a smell while they cure, which fades as it sets. Opening a window helps.
What sealant do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, picked for each joint. We explain the product when we quote.
When to call us in Chattenden
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.
Most people get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
Schools such as Chattenden Primary School are buildings too, and fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Before you book anyone
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- What product goes in the joint
- The length of the guarantee
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
How to look after the new joints
Looking after new joints is easy, and it makes a real difference:
- Look in service cupboards and ceiling voids from time to time
- Tell trades working in the building that fire seals must be put back
- Store the list of sealed gaps with your building paperwork
- Keep pictures of seals that will be hidden
Let contractors know where fire stopping has been done, and ask them to reseal anything they cut through. Later work is a common cause of damaged fire stopping.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Over time, more work adds more holes and the job gets bigger.
Fire rated sealant around Chattenden
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Chattenden, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. 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, which is often where open fire-stopping gaps are first noticed. We apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
For buildings such as Bishop Gundulph Church, older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking. Letting a property close to Strood station? Then fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Chattenden is about 2 miles north-east of Rochester, in Medway. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Chattenden can book us for fire rated sealant. The work is guaranteed for a year. Our Medway coverage runs to 68 places, Chattenden among them. For nearby work, see our Chelmsford page (22 miles or so).
We work across ME3 for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. That includes homes and businesses on Songbird Crescent, Sparrow Drive and Main Road and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Lower Upnor (1 mile south), Upper Upnor (1 mile south), Wainscott (1 mile south-west), Hoo St Werburgh (1 mile east) and Cooling Street (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (4 miles south-east), Chatham (4 miles south), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south-west), Luton (3 miles south) and Park Wood (6 miles south-east).
Around Chattenden
In Chattenden, that means homes and buildings near The Pier pub, The Hundred of Hoo Academy and Lower Lines Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Chattenden is Strood station, about 2.1 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Pentagon Shopping Centre (2.5 miles south) and Upnor Castle (0.9 miles south). For a walk, there’s Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
What we do, step by step
All our tools and materials come with us in the van, so you don’t need to buy or prepare anything. After a quick look at the joints together, we protect the area and start. Most jobs take from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. In a small place like Chattenden, access is generally the main thing to plan. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- We apply and tool the sealant to the product’s tested detail.
- Locations and products are written up and any gaps unsuitable for sealant are flagged.
How to prepare
- Mention any leaks or damp you’ve noticed
- Clear items away from the joints we’re working on
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
Getting a quote
For a quick quote, get us on the phone, or email us if that is easier. Describe what needs sealing and we’ll explain what’s involved before giving you a price.
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Why deal with it now?
Waiting for the next refit can leave a gap open for years. On its own, sealing it now is a small job and needn’t wait for anything else. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Chattenden, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting, as water and mould keep getting in. If you’re unsure, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email for an honest opinion and a quote.
Why Chattenden clients choose us
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- Rated 4.9 stars on Google
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- Fully insured
DIY sealant or a professional job?
A DIY attempt doesn’t rule out a professional job. We remove it and do the joint properly, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
Honest limits
New sealant can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. Sealant will not put right:
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
- Assessing a building’s fire safety
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work in Chattenden
- Service penetrations
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
Also near Chattenden
Also in Chattenden
Different surfaces, different methods
Linear gaps
A linear joint may need to allow for movement as well as fire. The product and depth are chosen to suit both, following the tested detail.
Plasterboard walls
Holes in plasterboard are often cut roughly for services. Gaps that are too big for sealant alone need a different detail, and we will tell you.