Kent · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Ide Hill
Fire-stopping gaps in Ide Hill need attention? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly.
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
How it works
A visit follows a simple pattern: we look at the joints together, mask and protect the surrounding surfaces, do the work and clear up. It normally takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Somewhere like Ide Hill needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. Everything for the job comes with us, so a second trip is avoided where possible.
- We start with the survey or action list, checking the size and surfaces of every gap.
- Anything that is not fit for the job comes out, and the gap is cleaned.
- Where the tested detail needs backing or fill, we fit it.
- We apply the fire-rated or intumescent sealant to the specified depth and tool it.
- We record the locations and products used for your records.
Before we arrive
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every job is different. Instead, your job gets its own clear quote. To get started, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
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Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Ide Hill
Intumescent sealant looks much like any other sealant until it gets hot; in a fire it expands into the joint. Which product suits a gap depends on its width, the materials either side and what runs through it. If you have gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment and unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall, we can help, on linear gaps, flats & HMOs and pipe & cable gaps alike.
In a village or hamlet like Ide Hill, commercial work is more likely to be a pub, a farm shop, holiday lets or a village hall than an office block. They all have washrooms, kitchens and service openings that need the right sealant.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job.
- Place
- Ide Hill (TN14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What else we do in Ide Hill
Landlords, agents and businesses in Ide Hill
Hotels need rooms back in use, so we plan the work room by room. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we’ll give you a quote.
Ide Hill: your questions answered
Will you come out to Ide Hill?
Yes, Ide Hill is covered. Our work covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Do you work for landlords with property near Sevenoaks station?
Yes. We work for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners, and several properties can go on one quote. Just call 0345 464 0079 or email us with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Do you do fire sealant around door frames?
Yes. We often seal open gaps hidden behind the architrave. Doors, seals and closers need a door specialist.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, wherever you are.
What should I tell you?
Just the basics: where it is, what you’ve noticed and how we reach it. After that, simply call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Is intumescent sealant the same as 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. The specification and the tested detail decide which is used.
How much does fire rated sealant cost in Ide Hill?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: its size, the old material, access and the product needed. We agree the price before any work begins.
Does someone need to be in?
For indoor joints, yes, someone needs to let us in. Once we have agreed the job, you do not need to watch us work.
Commercial buildings in Ide Hill
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.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Ide Hill Church of England Primary School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment. For landlords with property near Sevenoaks station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant. If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of St Mary at South End of Village Green, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Ide Hill is about 3 miles south-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We provide fire rated sealant to homes and businesses in Ide Hill and nearby, as part of our work across Kent. We cover 922 towns and villages across Kent, large and small. Crawley is on our list too, about 17 miles from Ide Hill.
Our applicators cover all of the TN14 postcode area for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. Local streets include Hanging Bank and Camberwell Lane, and we cover them all. You will find Ide Hill on the B2042, which makes it straightforward to reach. We also cover Goathurst Common (1 mile north-east), Toy's Hill (1 mile west), Brasted Chart (2 miles north-west), Sundridge (2 miles north) and Brasted (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Dartford (14 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-east), Tonbridge (7 miles south-east), Swanley (11 miles north) and Kings Hill (12 miles east).
Landmarks near Ide Hill
We work in homes and buildings around Stubbs Wood Country Park and The Cock Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sevenoaks station, roughly 3.1 miles north-east. A little further out are Sevenoaks Museum (3.3 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (4.1 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.
When it isn’t the sealant
New sealant cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. Sealant won’t put right:
- Assessing a building’s fire safety
- Construction that does not provide fire resistance on its own
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
If in doubt, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Service penetrations
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Flats & HMOs
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
Looking after it afterwards
How long the joints last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
- Don’t fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
- Include hidden areas like risers in routine checks
Follow the cure time we give you before decorating over the sealant. Not every fire-rated sealant takes paint, so ask us which we used.
Open gaps don’t only matter in a fire: they also let noise, draughts and sometimes pests through. Sealing them early helps on every front.
What affects the quote in Ide Hill
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Access and height
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
- The type of sealant required
- The old material and how stubborn it is
What you pay reflects the work, not a rough estimate. That’s why we ask about the job first.
What to tell us for a quote
Photos help, but a description is a good start. Try to tell us:
- Roughly how big the job is
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- How we’d reach the joints
- The address or postcode of the job
We quote each job on its own, so start by telling us what you need. Simply phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and describe the job.
DIY versus a professional finish
A DIY attempt does not rule out a professional job. We remove it and do the joint properly, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs need the right product, the right access and the right method.
Different surfaces, different methods
Service penetrations
New gaps tend to show up where services have been added. We clean out what’s there and reseal to the right depth over any backing the detail calls for.
Door frames
Frame gaps are usually hidden behind the architrave. We seal any open gap to the product’s tested details before the trim goes back.