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Fire-rated sealant in Cressing, Essex
Fire rated sealant across Cressing and nearby, with old sealant always removed completely and a 12-month guarantee.
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
Fire rated sealant in Cressing, done properly
Deciding which gaps need fire stopping isn’t our role; that comes from your fire risk assessor, designer or building control. What we do is apply the right product to that specification, properly and neatly. Typical jobs include joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey and unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall, across pipe & cable gaps, flats & HMOs and plasterboard & masonry.
In a village or hamlet like Cressing, commercial work is more likely to be a pub, a farm shop, holiday lets or a village hall than an office block. Each still needs sound sealant in its washrooms and kitchens, and fire-rated joints where services pass through walls.
You are covered for a year from the day we finish. If anything isn’t right with it, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.
- Where
- Cressing (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY versus a professional finish
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is.
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.
Towns and villages near Cressing
Other services in Cressing
How to look after the new joints
Once the sealant has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Take photos of fire stopping before ceilings or boxing go back
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
- Don’t paint over fire sealant until it has cured
- Tell trades working in the building that fire seals must be put back
Don’t add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. Repairs should use a matching fire-rated product. We can tell you which product we used.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Over time, more work adds more holes.
Cressing: your questions answered
Is Cressing within the area you cover?
Yes, Cressing is covered. Our work covers 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 Cressing for fire rated sealant?
Yes, Cressing is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details of the job, and we will give you a clear price.
Where are you based?
We’re a Crawley-based firm. We work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and we’re fully insured.
Is it worth trying it myself?
You can, for simple jobs. The key is preparation: remove all the old material and work on a clean, dry joint. We can always put it right if it fails.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, and it’s something we never do.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on where the joints are. Inside work needs someone to give us access, and for outside work we’ll agree access with you when we book.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, with over 20 years’ experience in sealant work.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Cressing
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements and we’ll give you a quote.
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too. We can quote a run of properties together, and we’re fully insured.
Fire rated sealant in Cressing: local notes
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.
Community buildings like Parish Church of All Saints are part of the picture too: service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building. If you let a flat or house near Cressing station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Cressing is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. Cressing gets the same service as everywhere we cover: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a one-year guarantee. Cressing is one of 644 towns and villages in Essex we cover for fire rated sealant. Our Chelmsford page covers work nearby.
Our applicators cover all of CM77 for fire rated sealant. We cover properties on The Street, Church Road and Ashes Road. We also cover the places around Cressing: Lanham Green (1 mile north-east), Perry Green (1 mile north-east), Silver End (1 mile south-east), Bradwell (1 mile north-east) and Faulkbourne (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (10 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south), Witham (4 miles south), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Near you in Cressing
In Cressing, that means homes and buildings near The Three Ashes pub and Alec Hunter Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Cressing station, about 1.1 miles south-west. A little further out are William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.7 miles north-west) and Cressing Temple (1.5 miles south). For a walk, there’s Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
Common problems we fix in Cressing
If the sealant is too shallow, has the wrong backing or sits on a dusty surface, it is not installed as tested. Rushed fire stopping is common, especially where it was squeezed in at the end of a project.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Gaps filled with a product that is not fire-rated
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
Managing a site like Cressing Primary School? Then fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Before you book anyone
- Is VAT in the price?
- Are they insured?
- When the joint can take water or movement
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
What we cannot put right
New sealant can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. Sealant won’t put right:
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
Quotes for fire rated sealant in Cressing
Call for a quick quote. The main things that affect it are:
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- Any working-time requirements on site
- The number and length of the joints
- The type of sealant required
Combining jobs into one visit is generally more efficient than separate visits, so tell us about everything that needs sealing. We will give you a clear price for the lot.
What to tell us for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- The address or postcode of the job
- Whether it has been sealed before
- The rough size of the job
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
For fire rated sealant in Cressing, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us. Tell us what the problem is and where, and we will agree the price before any work begins.
What we do, step by step
A visit follows a simple pattern: we look at the joints together, mask and protect the surrounding surfaces, do the work and tidy away. It usually takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Somewhere as small as Cressing, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- First we work through your list or survey, measuring each gap and checking what it’s formed in.
- We remove any old or unsuitable filler and clean the gap.
- Where the tested detail needs backing or fill, we fit it.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied to the right depth and tooled.
- Finally, we list where we worked and what we used, for your records.
Preparing for the visit
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
Get a quote
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job, and we will explain how we’d tackle it. Whenever you’re ready, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.