Kent · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Dungate
Fire rated sealant in Dungate from a team with over 20 years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
How we handle fire rated sealant in Dungate
Intumescent sealant looks much like any other sealant until it gets hot; then it swells to help close the gap. Which product suits a gap depends on its width, the materials either side and what runs through it. We work on service penetrations, door frames and plasterboard & masonry, and people most often call us about fire seals that have cracked with movement and holes left by a change of layout.
If you have holiday lets, a converted barn used for business or a community building near Dungate, the washrooms, kitchens and any fire-rated joints need the same care as a big site.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If there’s a problem with it, please call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
- Location
- Dungate (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Fire rated sealant around Dungate
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, and gaps around services are often picked up there. We work to the specification you are given, installing the product to its tested details.
Community buildings like Church of St Catherine are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking. Managing a site like Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School? Then service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Dungate is about 3 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Dungate can book us for fire rated sealant. The work is guaranteed for a year. We cover 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 32 miles away.
Work in ME9 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you’re just outside Dungate, we cover Newbury (1 mile north-east), Kingsdown (1 mile east), Rodmersham Green (1 mile north), Highsted (1 mile north) and Bapchild (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles east) and Faversham (6 miles east).
Around Dungate
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Fulston Manor School and Cromers Wood and the streets around them. Dungate’s nearest station is Sittingbourne station, about 2.9 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.6 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.5 miles south-east).
How to look after the new joints
How long the joints last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
- Do not fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
File the record of locations and products with your fire safety paperwork. It saves time at the next inspection or assessment.
Open gaps do not only matter in a fire: they also let noise, draughts and sometimes pests through. Sealing them early helps on every front.
How the job changes by surface
Plasterboard walls
Plasterboard partitions are common in flats, offices and conversions. The sealant has to be one tested in plasterboard for the gap we’re sealing.
Linear gaps
A linear joint may need to allow for movement as well as fire. We choose a product and depth that suit the gap and the movement from the manufacturer’s details.
FAQs for Dungate
Is Dungate within the area you cover?
Yes, Dungate 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.
Is Dungate in your area for fire rated sealant?
Yes, Dungate is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with a few details of the job, and we will send you a clear quote.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. Just list everything you need.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We’re approved under the ARBOMaster scheme, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes, for a year. If anything isn’t right with the work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
Do you do fire sealant around door frames?
Yes, if the gap is within the product’s tested range. Our work is the gap around the frame.
Can tenants book the work?
Of course. Ask your landlord first, and we can send them the quote if that helps.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
We do not issue ratings or certificates ourselves. The performance comes from the product’s tested details and the specification from your assessor or designer, and we install to them.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, you get the same standard of work: the old material taken out, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we will quote.
What we do, step by step
Most of a good job is in the preparation, so that is where we spend the time. Joints are cleaned back and dried before anything new goes in. In total, it normally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Somewhere as small as Dungate, access is often the only tricky part. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- We start with the survey or action list, checking the size and surfaces of every gap.
- Old or unsuitable sealant is cut out and the gap cleaned.
- Backing or fill is fitted where the product’s tested detail calls for it.
- We apply the fire-rated or intumescent sealant to the specified depth and tool it.
- Finally, we list where we worked and what we used, for your records.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the location and a short description of the problem. You will have a clear quote before any work starts.
Related advice
Honest limits
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work in Dungate
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
- Linear gaps
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
Common problems we fix in Dungate
Many open fire-stopping gaps are made after the building is finished. Electricians, plumbers and data installers drill through walls and ceilings and the hole they leave does not always get resealed.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
Letting a property close to Sittingbourne station? Then any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Questions to ask before booking
- What the cure time is
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- Which colour the sealant will be
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Why deal with it now?
If an assessor has flagged gaps, it makes sense to close them before the next review. Getting them done and written up means you can show the action was taken. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Dungate, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
What it costs depends on how much there is to do, how much old material has to come out and how easy the joints are to reach. You will have a clear quote before any work starts.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Dungate
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- We’re fully insured
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