Hampshire · England
Fire-rated sealant in Fareham, Hampshire
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations in Fareham, with a 12-month guarantee on every job. Call for a quick quote.
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
What we are called out for in Fareham
Lots of unsealed gaps appear long after the building was completed. New cables, pipes and data runs go through walls and ceilings and the hole they leave does not always get resealed.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Holes left by a change of layout
If you look after a building such as St Jude's Catholic Primary School, gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
What your quote should include
- What guarantee comes with the work
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- Whether they’re fully insured
Fire rated sealant in Fareham, done properly
A fire seal relies on being installed the way it was tested: correct depth, correct backing and a product suited to the surfaces. That detail is what we take care over, one gap at a time. Common call-outs are for gaps left after a refit or conversion and open holes round services passing through fire walls, on door frames, flats & HMOs and pipe & cable gaps.
Washrooms in busy buildings wear their sealant out faster than a bathroom at home, while fire-rated sealant has to be made good whenever new pipes or cables go through. For a building in Fareham, we plan timings around how it’s used.
Big or small, it’s backed by our 12-month guarantee in Fareham and across Hampshire.
Towns and villages near Fareham
What else we do in Fareham
Fareham: your questions answered
Is Fareham in your area for fire rated sealant?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Fareham is part of that. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with a few details of the job, and we will give you a clear quote.
Do you work for landlords with property near Fareham station?
Yes. We work for letting agents and landlords as well as householders, and several properties can go on one quote. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with the details for a clear quote.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
Fire-rated sealant covers any sealant tested for use in fire stopping. Intumescent types expand when heated, and they’re one of the options. We use whichever the specification and tested details call for.
Is it messy?
Not at all. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Can you give us a record of the work?
Yes. You get a list of where we worked and what we used to keep with your fire safety documents.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
Generally, yes. White, clear and grey are common, and other colours are available, and we will agree it with you first.
What sealant do you use?
It depends on the joint: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Can ordinary silicone be used in a fire-stopping gap?
No. Standard sealants aren’t made or tested to stop fire. We cut it out and reseal with a fire-rated product.
What we do, step by step
Once we are on site, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If we find something unexpected, we talk it through with you first. Most jobs then take from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. For a job in Fareham, we need access to where the work is and somewhere nearby to park. For outside work, let us know about side access, gates and any upper-floor joints.
- First we work through your list or survey, measuring each gap and checking what it’s formed in.
- Old or unsuitable sealant is cut out and the gap cleaned.
- Where the tested detail needs backing or fill, we fit it.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list. Instead, we give you a clear quote for your job. To arrange one, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
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Quotes for fire rated sealant in Fareham
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- Working hours on commercial sites
We do not show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
What to tell us for a quote
You don’t need to know the technical terms. Just tell us:
- The type of property
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- What’s wrong with the joints now
Getting a quote is simple: let us know the job and the location. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we’ll come back to you with a quote.
DIY versus a professional finish
If you’re set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
Honest limits
Before you book, it’s worth knowing the limits too:
- Construction that doesn’t provide fire resistance on its own
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
Not sure which it is? You can phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we seal
- Service penetrations
- Linear gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Door frames
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Flats & HMOs
Why it’s worth doing now in Fareham
Waiting for the next refit can leave a gap open for years. On its own, sealing it now is a small job and needn’t wait for anything else. In a family home in Fareham, a failed seal around a bath or a frame lets water into places you can’t see, such as under the floor, behind a panel or into a wall. Whatever the joint, failed sealant only gets worse.
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting, because water and mould keep working on it. If you are not sure whether it needs doing, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a quote.
Why us?
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
- We’re fully insured
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Fire rated sealant around Fareham
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Fareham, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. 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 apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
For buildings such as St John The Evangelist, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building. If you let a flat or house near Fareham station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Fareham is about 10 miles south-east of Southampton, in Hampshire. Every kind of property in Fareham can book us for fire rated sealant. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Fareham among them. We also work in Portsmouth, around 6 miles away.
All of PO16, PO14, PO15 and SO31 is within our area for fire rated sealant. Fire rated sealant is available to properties on Delme Square, High Street and Brookmeadow and the roads around them. With the A27 and A32 close by, Fareham is easy for our applicators to reach. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Fareham Common (1 mile east), Wallington (1 mile east), North Fareham (1 mile north-east), Peel Common (2 miles south) and Welborne (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Winchester (15 miles north), Gosport (4 miles south-east), Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Horndean (9 miles north-east) and Totton (14 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Hampshire, Fareham has every kind of property, from flats to offices.
What’s near Fareham
Around Fareham, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Wykeham House School, The Lord Arthur Lee pub and Fareham Academy and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Fareham itself: Fareham station. Other landmarks nearby include Carron Row Farm Museum (1.7 miles west) and Knowle Hospital (2 miles north). Not far away are Portsdown Hill and West of the River Alver.
Landlord and commercial work in Fareham
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we’ll quote.
From a single let to a portfolio, the work is the same standard: the old material taken out, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee.