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Fire-rated sealant in Cheriton, Kent
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for homes and businesses in Cheriton and across Kent. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a one-year guarantee.
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
Jobs vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Whether the work is at height
- The size of the job
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
- When we can work, for business premises
Combining jobs into one visit generally makes better use of the time than several visits, so it’s worth mentioning everything you’d like done. We’ll give you a clear price for the lot.
Helping us quote
You do not need to know the technical terms. Just tell us:
- The problem you’ve noticed
- A few pictures by email, if you can
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Whether it’s a home or a business
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints, and email photos if that’s easy.
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Cheriton
Ordinary silicone or decorators’ caulk in a fire-stopping gap is not a fire-rated seal. Anything unsuitable comes out first and the gap is resealed with a product tested for that use. We are often asked to deal with linear gaps at the head of walls and fire seals that have cracked with movement, across door frames, pipe & cable gaps and linear gaps.
Community buildings, schools and small businesses around places like Cheriton have washrooms and kitchens that see a lot of use. Their sealant and fire-rated joints are as important as those in any bigger building.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by our one-year guarantee in Cheriton and across Kent.
- Place
- Cheriton (CT19, CT20, CT50)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
How the job changes by surface
Service penetrations
Wherever a service goes through a fire-resisting wall or floor, there’s a gap around it. The sealant is chosen for what passes through and how wide the gap is.
Plasterboard walls
Many fire-resisting walls in flats, offices and conversions are plasterboard. The sealant has to be one tested in plasterboard for the gap we are sealing.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we look over the joints with you first, so you know exactly what we are doing. We protect the surfaces around the joints before any work begins. The work usually takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. In a smaller place like Cheriton, parking is seldom the issue; lanes, gates and long drives are worth mentioning. For outside work, side access and the height of the joints help us plan.
- First we work through your list or survey, measuring each gap and checking what it’s formed in.
- Anything that is not fit for the job comes out, and the gap is cleaned.
- We put in whatever backing or fill the product detail specifies.
- The sealant goes in to the depth its detail sets, then it’s tooled off.
- Locations and products are noted so you have them on file.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
Getting a quote
Need a quote? Please call 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details. You’ll know what we plan to do, and what it will cost, before any work begins.
Related advice
When it is not the sealant
We’d rather tell you now than do work that will not last, so here’s what sealant cannot put right:
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
If you are not sure, just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Linear gaps
- Flats & HMOs
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
What fire rated sealant looks like in Cheriton
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Cheriton, 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. 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 apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
Community buildings like Church of All Souls are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking. For landlords with property near Folkestone West station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant. Schools such as All Soul's Church of England Primary School are buildings too, and service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Cheriton is about 1 mile west of Folkestone, in Kent. If you need fire rated sealant in Cheriton, please phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email for a quick quote. We are based in Crawley and cover Kent, Cheriton included. Cheriton is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our Chelmsford page covers work nearby (53 miles or so).
We cover every part of the CT19, CT20 and CT50 postcode area for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. Whether your property is on Oaks Road, Firs Lane and Star Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Cheriton sits on or near the M20. Nearby, we also carry out fire rated sealant in Sandgate (1 mile south), Folkestone (1 mile east), Peene (1 mile north-west), Newington (1 mile west) and Arpinge (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles west), Canterbury (13 miles north), Dover (8 miles north-east), Deal (14 miles north-east), Hythe (3 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (7 miles east).
Landmarks near Cheriton
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Folkestone Academy, Lower Leas Coastal Park and White Lion pub. Cheriton’s nearest station is Folkestone West station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Sandgate Castle (1 mile south) and Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (1.3 miles north-west). Not far away are Sugar Loaf Hill.
DIY versus a professional finish
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, then guaranteed for a year.
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
FAQs for Cheriton
I let a flat near Folkestone West station. Can you help?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Do you take on hotel work around Cheriton?
Yes, hospitality work, including hotels, is part of what we do. Jobs can be programmed room by room, with out-of-hours working possible to arrange.
Can you fill the gap behind a fire door frame?
Yes. Gaps behind architraves are a common job for us. Doors, seals and closers need a door specialist.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We hold ARBOMaster approved applicator status and we’re fully insured too.
Can you tell me which gaps need fire stopping?
No. We follow the requirements from your assessor, designer or building control.
Will there be a smell?
That depends on the sealant. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all, and any smell fades as they cure.
Can I do it myself?
Sometimes. Preparation is everything: all the old sealant out, and a clean, dry joint. We can always put it right if it fails.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. Tell us about everything you’d like done and you’ll get one quote.
Landlord and commercial work in Cheriton
For anyone letting property in or around Cheriton, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Send us the addresses and the work at each.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. We can quote for more than one property at once.
Also in Cheriton
Aftercare tips
Once the sealant has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
- Report cracked or damaged seals as soon as you notice them
- Make resealing part of every contractor’s brief
File the record of locations and products with your fire safety paperwork. It saves time at the next inspection or assessment.
Small gaps around services are simple to deal with while there are only a few. Over time, more work adds more holes.