Hampshire · England
Fire-rated sealant in Forton, Hampshire
Fire rated sealant across Forton and nearby, with old sealant always removed completely and a one-year guarantee.
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
How the visit works
You do not need to clear the whole room or building before we come, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the work takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building for a typical job. In a smaller place like Forton, parking is seldom the issue; lanes, gates and long drives are worth mentioning. If the job is outside, tell us about side access and how high the joints are.
- We begin by agreeing the list of gaps from your assessor’s or designer’s requirements.
- Each gap is measured and its substrate and service noted.
- Unsuitable material such as ordinary foam or silicone is cut out and the faces cleaned.
- The specified fire-rated sealant goes in over any backing its detail requires.
- Every location is recorded with the product used for your records.
Before we arrive
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
Get a quote
If you are in Forton and need fire rated sealant, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and you’ll get a clear quote before work begins.
Advice
How we handle fire rated sealant in Forton
A gap around a door frame, a linear joint at the head of a wall and a hole round a pipe are each sealed differently. Measuring the gap and checking what it’s made of comes first, then apply it to the depth its tested detail calls for. We work on pipe & cable gaps, plasterboard & masonry and linear gaps, and common reasons people get in touch are fire seals that have cracked with movement and door frames with gaps between frame and wall.
Commercial work around a smaller place like Forton 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.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, whatever its size.
- Place
- Forton (PO12, PO13)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Forton
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in Forton?
Yes, we work for hotels as well as homes and businesses. Rooms can be done a few at a time, so the building stays open.
Is Forton within the area you cover?
Yes, Forton 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.
Can tenants book the work?
Yes, though it’s best to check with your landlord first. Many landlords are glad to have it sorted.
How much does fire rated sealant cost in Forton?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how much there is, what’s there now, how we reach it and what it needs. You will get a clear quote before any work starts.
Is there any odour?
Sometimes, a little. Any smell clears as the sealant cures.
How long will you be here?
Typically it takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Larger jobs naturally take longer, and we’ll tell you how long to expect.
Does someone need to be in?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.
Do you do fire sealant around door frames?
Yes. We often seal open gaps hidden behind the architrave. The door and its fittings are a separate job for a door specialist.
Also near Forton
Other services in Forton
Can I do it myself?
Not every job suits DIY: work at height, external movement joints, fire-rated sealant and large areas need the right product, the right access and the right method.
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. New silicone won’t bond to old, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. All the old material has to come out first.
What we cannot put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things sealant will not fix:
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
- Assessing a building’s fire safety
If in doubt, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we seal
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
How the job changes by surface
Linear gaps
Long, narrow gaps appear where walls meet slabs and ceilings. They’re sealed with a fire-rated sealant over backing where the detail calls for it.
Flats and HMOs
In flats and HMOs, the walls and floors between homes and common areas need sealing where services pass through. We seal the gaps your assessor has identified, flat by flat if needed.
Commercial buildings in Forton
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Forton, heavy use in the busy months is hard on washroom and kitchen sealant, and any building work there should leave fire-rated joints made good. 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.
For landlords with property near Portsmouth Harbour station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Forton is about 1 mile south-east of Gosport, in Hampshire. Every kind of property in Forton can book us for fire rated sealant, old or new, large or small. The work is guaranteed for a year. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Forton among them.
Every address in PO12 and PO13 is covered for fire rated sealant, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover properties on Lee Road, Ford Road and Lees Lane. Other places close to Forton include Gosport (1 mile north-west), Priddy's Hard (1 mile north-east), Elson (1 mile north), Bridgemary (2 miles north-west) and Rowner (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Havant (8 miles north-east), Eastleigh (15 miles north-west), Fareham (4 miles north-west), Horndean (9 miles north-east), Hedge End (11 miles north-west) and Waterlooville (7 miles north-east).
Around Forton
In Forton, that means homes and buildings near The Trafalgar pub, Brune Park Community School and St Vincent College, among other places. The nearest railway station is Portsmouth Harbour station, roughly 1.5 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Portchester Castle (2.8 miles north-east) and Gosport War Memorial Hospital (0.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s West of the River Alver and Portsdown Hill.
Why act early in Forton
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 Forton, damp from a failed joint can get into timber and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than renewing the sealant.
Every job is a little different, so each one gets its own quote. Size, access and the product the joint needs all make a difference.
Why us?
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- Full insurance on every job
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
Read how sealant jobs are priced and customer reviews.
Common problems we fix in Forton
Gaps around door frames are easily missed. The gap between the frame and the wall is hidden behind the architrave, so it’s easy to leave unsealed when doors are changed.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- Open joints along the top of partitions
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as St John the Evangelist, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
What your quote should include
- How long to leave it before use
- What insurance they hold
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
Landlord and commercial work in Forton
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy. Several properties can be quoted together.