Medway · England
Fire-rated sealant in Grange, Medway
Fire rated sealant across Grange and nearby, with every bit of old sealant taken out first and a one-year guarantee.
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
Keeping the joints in good condition
A little care helps the new joints last. We recommend:
- Photograph sealed gaps before they’re covered up
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- Ask which product was used before you paint
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
Look at the sealed gaps as part of your routine walk-rounds. Look for cracks, gaps or sealant that has been cut or pulled out and have them put right.
Any job that breaks through a wall or ceiling should include resealing. Doing it at the time avoids leaving gaps behind.
About our fire rated sealant in Grange
Bigger jobs can be worked through in stages, flat by flat or floor by floor. That record is useful for your files and for whoever looks at the building next. We work on pipe & cable gaps, flats & HMOs and linear gaps, and people most often call us about old fire sealant that has split or come away and standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap.
For holiday lets, converted business premises or a community building near Grange, the washrooms, kitchens and any fire-rated joints need the same care as a big site.
We guarantee the work for a year. If something isn’t right with it in that time, tell us and we’ll put it right.
- Where
- Grange (ME7, ME8)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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How the visit works
A visit follows a simple pattern: we check the joints, protect the area around them, carry out the job and tidy away. It usually takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. For a village or hamlet like Grange, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. Everything for the job comes with us, so a second trip is avoided where possible.
- Before starting, we go through the specification or action list with you.
- 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.
- We fit backing where needed and apply the fire-rated sealant to depth.
- We hand over a list of locations and products for your files.
Preparing for the visit
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
How to get a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and add pictures by email if you can.
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Questions from Grange
I let a flat near Gillingham (Kent) station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with the address and what needs doing, and we will give you a clear quote.
Is Grange within the area you cover?
Yes. Grange is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our work covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
An intumescent material expands when it’s heated. Intumescent sealants are a type of fire-rated sealant, and the choice depends on the gap.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. ARBOMaster is the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants, and we’re part of it.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, with over 20 years’ experience in sealant work.
Can you tell me which gaps need fire stopping?
No, we do not assess buildings. Once you have a specification or action list from your assessor or designer, we’ll quote for the sealant work on it.
What sealant do you use?
The product depends on the job: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
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.
DIY versus a professional finish
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so it lifts and traps water and mould underneath. All the old material has to come out first.
Surface by surface
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.
Service penetrations
Service penetrations are where new gaps often appear. We clean out what’s there and reseal to the right depth.
When to call us in Grange
Buildings are refitted and reconfigured over the years. A house turned into flats or an HMO, or an office split into smaller units, brings new walls, new service routes and new gaps.
Common reasons people contact us include:
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
Schools such as Woodlands Primary School are buildings too, and gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
What to look for in a quote
- How long the guarantee is
- What insurance they hold
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- Who does the work, and how experienced they are
Commercial buildings in Grange
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Grange, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. Workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats in England need a fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, 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 Church of St Mary Magdalen, older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking. Letting a property close to Gillingham (Kent) station? Then any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Grange is about 1 mile north of Gillingham, in Medway. Whether you’re in the middle of Grange or further out, we cover fire rated sealant for every kind of property, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Grange is one of 68 places in Medway we cover. For nearby work, see our Chelmsford page (25 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for fire rated sealant: ME7 and ME8. That includes homes and businesses on Grange Road, Lower Featherby Road and Odo Rise. Other places close to Grange include Lower Twydall (1 mile south-east), Twydall (1 mile south), Gillingham (1 mile south), Darland (2 miles south-west) and Hale (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Chatham (3 miles south-west), Rochester (4 miles west), Strood (4 miles west), Park Wood (3 miles south), Lordswood (4 miles south-west) and Hoo St Werburgh (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Grange
In Grange, that means homes and buildings near The Robert Napier School, Our Lady of Gillingham Church and Riverside Country Park and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include The Hastings Arms (within half a mile north-west) and The Robert Napier School (1.1 miles south-west). The closest station to Grange is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 1.3 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Huguenot Museum (3.3 miles west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (2.4 miles west). For a walk, there’s Bishop Saltings.
Quotes for fire rated sealant in Grange
There’s no set price list, because jobs vary so much. What we look at:
- The product the joint needs
- The number and length of the joints
- Any working-time requirements on site
- Whether the work is at height
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting, because water and mould keep working on it. If you’re not sure whether it needs doing, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us for an honest opinion and a quote.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need to know the technical terms. It helps if you can tell us:
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
For fire rated sealant in Grange, call 0345 464 0079 or email us. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and you will get a clear quote before we start.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than do work that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Big openings where sealant alone isn’t the tested solution
- A wall that is not a fire-resisting element to begin with
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
If you are not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
- Flats & HMOs