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Fire-rated sealant in Drayton, Oxfordshire
Fire rated sealant across Drayton and nearby, with every bit of old sealant taken out first and a 12-month guarantee.
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
Fire rated sealant in Drayton
We can work through a building room by room or floor by floor. It gives you a list to keep with the building’s fire safety documents. Typical jobs include gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs and damaged fire sealant left by other trades, across door frames, linear gaps and service penetrations.
If you run a pub, café, guest house or shop in or near Drayton, the washrooms and kitchen need the same attention as a big site.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
- Location
- Drayton (OX14)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Should I try it myself first?
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, such as a straightforward joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
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.
Why act early in Drayton
Squirting in whichever sealant is nearest doesn’t make a fire seal. Fire-rated products are tested in set gap sizes, depths and substrates, so both the product and the method matter. In an older home around Drayton, damp from a failed joint can get into timber and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the sealant itself.
There are no prices on our website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a quick quote, please phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Why book with us
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- Fully insured
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
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Quotes for fire rated sealant in Drayton
We do not publish a price list, because no two jobs are the same. The quote depends on:
- The amount of work
- Which sealant suits the joint
- Whether the work is at height
- Mould in or behind the old joints
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, whether mould needs treating, and whether we need extra access for height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
What we need to know
What to tell us when you ask for a quote:
- The type of property
- If someone has resealed it before
- Where the property is
- Roughly how big the job is
Call for a quick quote, or email us if that’s easier. Describe what needs sealing and we’ll explain what’s involved.
Fire rated sealant around Drayton
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’re given, installing the product to its tested details.
For landlords with property near Appleford station, fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through. If you look after a building such as Drayton Community Primary School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Drayton is about 3 miles south-west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Drayton can book us for fire rated sealant. The work is guaranteed for a year. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. There’s also a page for Oxford, about 8 miles away.
All of OX14 is within our area for fire rated sealant. Local streets include High Street, Monk Close and Abbot Crescent, and we cover them all. If you are just outside Drayton, we cover Sutton Wick (1 mile north-east), Steventon (2 miles south), Milton Heights (2 miles south), Marcham (2 miles north-west) and Milton Hill (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Oxford (8 miles north-east), Didcot (4 miles south-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles north-east), Witney (12 miles north-west), Carterton (15 miles north-west) and Wantage (6 miles south-west).
Near you in Drayton
Typical jobs here are in homes near Larkmead School and The Red Lion pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Appleford station, roughly 3 miles east of the centre. A little further out are FitzHarris Castle (2.3 miles north-east) and Abingdon Community Hospital (1.7 miles north). Open spaces near Drayton include Dry Sandford Pit.
How the job changes by surface
Door frames
Our work is the joint between frame and wall. The door leaf, its seals and closer need a door specialist.
Flats and HMOs
Flats and HMOs rely on fire separation between homes and the common parts. We work through the gaps on your assessment, flat by flat if needed.
Nearby places to Drayton
Other services in Drayton
Common questions in Drayton
Do you cover smaller places like Drayton?
Yes, we do. We work across London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Appleford station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the property, and we will give you a clear price.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No, it will not last. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new layer lifts away from the old one. Removing the old sealant completely is the only lasting way.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
Intumescent means it swells when heated. Intumescent sealants are one kind of fire-rated sealant; which product suits depends on the gap, the substrate and the service.
Can you work in occupied buildings?
Yes. Occupied flats, HMOs, offices and schools are all fine, with access planned around residents or staff. Early starts or out-of-hours work can be arranged if that suits the building.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
We help you choose a colour that suits. The product needed can limit the range.
Does someone need to be in?
It depends on the job. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in, while outside work can sometimes be arranged differently.
Can I use normal mastic around a pipe through a fire wall?
No. A gap that needs fire stopping needs a tested fire-rated product.
Keeping the joints in good condition
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
- File the fire-stopping record where your assessor can find it
File the record of locations and products with your fire safety paperwork. It helps whoever checks the building next.
A gap left open in a fire-resisting wall or floor lets smoke spread in ways the building wasn’t designed for. Sealing it early is a simple step to take.
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Drayton
Sealant applied too thin, without the backing its detail needs, or onto dust will not perform as it was tested. Rushed fire stopping is common.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
Community buildings like Church of Saint Peter are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
Before you book anyone
- What insurance they hold
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- Which colour the sealant will be
- What the cure time is
What we do, step by step
We bring everything the job needs with us, so you do not need to buy or prepare anything. Once we’ve agreed what’s being done, the area is protected and the work begins. Most jobs take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. A visit to Drayton is planned like any other: the time, the access and where to park are agreed in advance. Outdoor jobs depend on a dry day, since sealant needs a dry surface.
- 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.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To get started, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us.