Oxfordshire · England
Kirtlington Fire Rated Sealant
Fire rated sealant across Kirtlington and nearby, with old sealant always removed completely and a 12-month guarantee.
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
What the job involves on each surface
Flats and HMOs
Working in occupied flats needs some planning. We agree access to each flat and the common parts before any work starts to keep disruption down.
Plasterboard walls
Holes in plasterboard are often cut roughly for services. Where a hole is bigger than the sealant’s tested range, it needs another approach and we will flag it.
How we handle fire rated sealant in Kirtlington
We often work from an action list drawn up by a fire risk assessor. Send us the list or the survey and we’ll quote for the fire-rated sealant work on it. If you have linear gaps at the head of walls and fire seals that have cracked with movement, we can put it right, on linear gaps, service penetrations and door frames alike.
Somewhere as small as Kirtlington, commercial jobs tend to be pubs, holiday lets, farm buildings or halls rather than offices. They all have washrooms, kitchens and service openings that need the right sealant.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job, large or small.
- Where
- Kirtlington (OX5)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
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. Around Kirtlington, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
Commercial jobs are quoted on the same basis as homes: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs. Call for a quick quote and we will explain what it covers.
Why Kirtlington customers choose us
- Over 20 years’ experience
- One-year guarantee on every job
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
Workplaces and buildings in Kirtlington
Workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats in England need a fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which is often where open fire-stopping gaps are first noticed. We work to the specification you’re given, installing the product to its tested details.
Community buildings like Church of St Mary are part of the picture too: service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building. If you let a flat or house near Tackley station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Kirtlington is about 6 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. For fire rated sealant in and around Kirtlington, please phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email for a quick quote. We cover Oxfordshire from our Crawley base. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list. There’s also a page for Oxford, roughly 9 miles from Kirtlington.
Work in OX5 works the same way as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as South Green, Church Lane and Hatch Way. If you’re just outside Kirtlington, we cover Bletchingdon (1 mile south), Enslow (1 mile south-west), Weston-on-the-Green (2 miles east), Hampton Poyle (3 miles south) and Weston Otmoor (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (9 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north), Bicester (6 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles south), Witney (11 miles south-west) and Carterton (15 miles south-west).
Around Kirtlington
The closest station to Kirtlington is Tackley station, about 1.1 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Bicester Community Hospital (5.3 miles east) and Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (3.9 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Woodsides Meadow.
Questions from Kirtlington
Do you work for landlords with property near Tackley station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us about the property, and we will give you a clear price.
Is Kirtlington within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Should I try DIY first?
For a simple, easy-to-reach joint, a careful DIYer can do a reasonable job. The usual mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using too much.
How long does fire rated sealant take?
Most jobs take from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. We will confirm how long when we quote.
Do you offer different sealant colours?
Usually, yes. Sealants come in white, clear, grey and other colours for many products, and we will agree it with you first.
Is intumescent sealant the same as fire-rated sealant?
Intumescent means it swells when heated, helping close the gap. Intumescent sealants are one kind of fire-rated sealant; which product suits depends on the gap, the substrate and the service.
What information do you need?
A short description and the location, plus pictures if you have them. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Will there be a smell?
It depends on the product. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all.
How we quote for fire rated sealant
For a quick quote, just ask. The main things that affect it are:
- Whether the work is at height
- Any working-time requirements on site
- How many areas need sealing
- Which sealant suits the joint
No two jobs are quite the same, so each one gets its own quote. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all play a part.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, have a think about:
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- If someone has resealed it before
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- The problem you’ve noticed
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email photos if that’s easy.
Landlord and commercial work in Kirtlington
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too. Several sites can be quoted together.
What we’re called out for in Kirtlington
Door frames are a common weak spot. The architrave hides the gap between frame and wall, so it’s easy to leave unsealed when doors are changed.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
Schools such as Kirtlington Church of England Primary School are buildings too, and gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
What your quote should include
- How long to leave it before use
- Whether you can choose the colour
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
- What product goes in the joint
Towns and villages near Kirtlington
What else we do in Kirtlington
What happens on the day
You do not need to clear the whole room or building before we come, only the area right around the joints. Everything nearby is protected, and the work takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building for a typical job. Somewhere as small as Kirtlington, access is often the only tricky part. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- We go through the gaps on your list or survey and check each one’s size and substrate.
- We remove any old or unsuitable filler and clean the gap.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Mention any tricky access
- Clear the area around the work
Getting a quote
We quote each job on its own, so the first step is telling us about yours. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the details, and photos are welcome.
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Looking after it afterwards
How long the joints last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Photograph sealed gaps before they’re covered up
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- 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 get them seen to.
Small gaps around services are simple to deal with while there are only a few. Over time, more work adds more holes and the list grows.