Hampshire · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Colden Common
Fire rated sealant for Colden Common and the surrounding area: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Call for a quick quote.
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Gaps filled with a product that is not fire-rated
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
Honest limits
New sealant cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. Sealant will not put right:
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
Fire rated sealant in Colden Common, done properly
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’s the part we focus on, gap by gap. If you have old fire sealant that has split or come away and new service routes left unsealed after building work, we can help.
Commercial work around a smaller place like Colden Common usually means a pub, a shop, a school or small business units rather than office blocks. Each needs the same care with its sealant as any larger building.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months, in Colden Common and everywhere else we cover.
- Where
- Colden Common (SO21, SO50)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
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Questions from Colden Common
Do you cover Colden Common for fire rated sealant?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Colden Common is part of that. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with a few details of the job.
Is Colden Common within the area you cover?
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.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes: twelve months. If anything is not right with the work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
Do you seal gaps around fire door frames?
Yes. The joint between frame and wall is sealed with a fire-rated sealant. The door leaf and its hardware need a door specialist.
How long will you be here?
That depends on the amount of work, but as a guide it takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. We will give you a better idea when we quote.
Can you do several jobs on one visit?
Yes. Several rooms, windows or areas can go on one quote.
Can you work in occupied buildings?
Yes. Flats, HMOs, offices, schools and other occupied buildings are all part of our work. The order of work and access are planned with you.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, so we never do it.
For landlords and businesses
Landlords and agents in Colden Common can book us as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order.
For anyone letting property in or around Colden Common, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Send us the addresses and the work at each, and photos by email help.
Why deal with it now?
Squirting in whichever sealant is nearest does not make a fire seal. A fire-rated product only performs as tested when it’s installed to its tested detail, so both the product and the method matter. In an older home around Colden Common, damp from a failed joint can get into timber and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than renewing the sealant.
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs, along with when we can work on site. Call for a quick quote and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why us?
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- We never seal over old sealant
Take a look at how sealant jobs are priced and customer reviews.
The process
Good joint work is mostly preparation, and we do not rush it. 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. Parking around Colden Common is usually easier than in a town centre, but mention any lanes, gates or long drives. If the job is outside, tell us about side access and how high the joints are.
- We plan the order of work and access, floor by floor or flat by flat.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- The fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied and tooled to the tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
How to prepare
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
Ask for a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email pictures if that is easy.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Photograph sealed gaps before they’re covered up
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
- Report cracked or damaged seals as soon as you notice them
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
Look at the sealed gaps as part of your routine walk-rounds. Watch for cracking, gaps or seals that have been disturbed and have them put right.
When you plan work that goes through walls or ceilings, plan the fire stopping too. Catching it then saves a separate visit later.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. Everything old must be removed first.
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
Do you need fire rated sealant in Colden Common?
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.
The most common problems we see are:
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Gaps filled with a product that is not fire-rated
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Colden Common Primary School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
What your quote should include
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
- When the joint can take water or movement
- What preparation is included
- What happens if the job turns out different
What fire rated sealant looks like in Colden Common
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 work to the specification you are given, installing the product to its tested details.
Letting a property close to Shawford station? Then new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant. If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of the Holy Trinity, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Colden Common is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Every kind of property in Colden Common is covered for fire rated sealant. The work is guaranteed for a year. Colden Common is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work. We also work in Southampton, about 6 miles from Colden Common.
All of SO21 and SO50 is within our area for fire rated sealant, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Fire rated sealant is available to properties on St Vigor Way, Ash Close and Birch Close. We also cover the places around Colden Common: Brambridge (1 mile south-west), Nob's Crook (1 mile south-east), Lord's Wood (1 mile south-west), Highbridge (1 mile south-west) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
Local landmarks in Colden Common
Typical jobs here are in homes near Thornden School, among other places. The closest station to Colden Common is Shawford station, roughly 1.9 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Wolvesey Castle (4.4 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Colden Common include Shawford Down and Twyford Down.