Kent · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Hawkinge
Professional fire rated sealant in and around Hawkinge, with every bit of old sealant taken out first.
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Open joints along the top of partitions
About our fire rated sealant in Hawkinge
We do not assess buildings or decide what fire stopping is needed; that comes from your fire risk assessor, designer or building control. Our part is applying the specified sealant carefully, to the right depth and with the right backing. We work on service penetrations, plasterboard & masonry and pipe & cable gaps, and common reasons people get in touch are linear gaps at the head of walls and open gaps behind door architraves.
If you run a pub, café, guest house or shop in or near Hawkinge, its washrooms and kitchen need the same sealant care as any big building.
Big or small, you get the same one-year guarantee.
- Where
- Hawkinge (CT18)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Hawkinge: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Hawkinge?
Yes. Hawkinge is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our work covers London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Do you work for landlords with property near Folkestone West station?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as homeowners, and several properties can be quoted together. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with the details for a clear quote.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
We don’t certify fire stopping or quote ratings. Our part is installing the specified product to its tested details and list the locations and products for you.
Do you provide details of the products used?
Yes. Locations and products are written up when we finish. If you need photos or a set layout, ask when you get a quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. Mr Mastic is fully insured.
Will you assess my building’s fire safety?
No, assessment isn’t something we do. When your assessor or designer has set out what’s needed, we’ll quote for the sealant work on it.
Do you seal gaps around fire door frames?
Yes, where the gap suits a sealant detail. We seal the frame-to-wall gap, not the door itself, and we will mention anything we notice about the door.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and we are fully insured.
Fire rated sealant around Hawkinge
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Hawkinge, 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, which is often where open fire-stopping gaps are first noticed. We apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
Community buildings like St Luke's 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 The Churchill School? Then gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
Hawkinge is about 2 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. For fire rated sealant in and around Hawkinge, please call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email for a quick quote. We are based in Crawley and cover Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Hawkinge among them. For nearby work, see our Chelmsford page (52 miles or so).
Work in CT18 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on The Street, Spitfire Way and Waddington Drive or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. We also cover the places around Hawkinge: Densole (1 mile north), Old Hawkinge (1 mile east), Arpinge (1 mile south-west), Swingfield Minnis (2 miles north) and Selsted (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (6 miles east), Deal (12 miles north-east), Hythe (4 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (6 miles east).
Local landmarks in Hawkinge
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Mayfly pub and the streets around them. Hawkinge’s nearest station is Folkestone West station, roughly 2 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Royal Victoria Hospital (2 miles south) and Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (2.1 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hawkinge include Cheriton Hill.
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Why act early in Hawkinge
Sealant isn’t the fix for every opening. Large holes, cable bundles and plastic pipes can call for batts, collars or wraps. If a gap isn’t suitable for sealant, we will tell you. In an older home around Hawkinge, damp from a failed joint can get into timber and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the sealant itself.
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: the amount of work, how we reach it and what it needs, along with when we can work on site. Ask us for a quote and we will go through it with you.
Why Hawkinge clients choose us
- More than 20 years in sealant work
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- Rated 4.9 stars on Google
- Old sealant always removed completely
Read our cost guide or what customers say.
What sealant work can’t fix
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what sealant cannot fix:
- Openings too large for sealant, which need batts, boards or another system
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
Not sure which it is? You can phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
- Flats & HMOs
- Linear gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Door frames
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Hawkinge
Sometimes the wrong product was used from the start: ordinary expanding foam, standard silicone or decorators’ caulk where a fire-rated seal was needed. It may look fine, but it is not a fire-rated seal.
Look out for any of the following:
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
Letting a property close to Folkestone West station? Then any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
What your quote should include
- Which colour the sealant will be
- How long the guarantee is
- What the quote includes, VAT included or not
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
For landlords and businesses
We work for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. Resealing between tenancies is a simple way to keep a property in good order.
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
What affects the quote in Hawkinge
For a quick quote, just ask. What matters most is:
- Working hours on commercial sites
- Whether the work is at height
- The size of the job
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
Rather than a set price list, we price the job in front of us: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. You’ll know the price before we begin.
Asking for a quote
Photos by email are helpful but not essential. Please mention:
- Where the property is
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- Roughly how big the job is
- If someone has resealed it before
It all starts with a short chat. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job. Whenever you are ready, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
How the visit works
Once we are on site, we compare the joints with what we discussed. If anything is different, we explain it before carrying on. Most jobs then take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. A visit to Hawkinge is planned like any other: the time, the access and where to park are agreed in advance. If the work is outside, the weather plays a part, as sealant needs a dry surface.
- Before starting, we go through the specification or action list with you.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed and the gap cleaned.
- The specified fire-rated sealant goes in over any backing its detail requires.
- We hand over a list of locations and products for your files.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Tell us if parking is tricky
Ask for a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints, and add photos by email if you can.
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DIY versus a professional finish
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone doesn’t stick to old silicone, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the 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.