Essex · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Little Burstead
We cover Little Burstead for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly and every job guaranteed for a year.
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
Fire rated sealant in Little Burstead
Filling a fire-stopping gap with standard silicone or caulk does not make it fire-rated. We cut out the wrong material and reseal with a fire-rated product tested for that kind of gap. Typical jobs include ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed and open gaps behind door architraves, across service penetrations, linear gaps and door frames.
For a small place like Little Burstead, the journey and timings are agreed in advance, so the job can fit around bookings, guests or opening times where possible.
All our work is covered by our 12-month guarantee.
- Location
- Little Burstead (CM12)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear price before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Little Burstead questions
I let a flat near Billericay station. Can you help?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can go on one quote. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Is Little Burstead within the area you cover?
Yes, Little Burstead 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 you give us a record of the work?
Yes. When the job is done, we give you the locations and products. Tell us if your assessor needs it in a particular format.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
Most of the time, yes. We’ll tell you which colours the right product comes in and agree one before work begins.
Where is Mr Mastic based?
We’re based in Crawley, and we work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Can you work in occupied buildings?
Yes. Occupied flats, HMOs, offices and schools are all fine and we plan access around the people using them. Early starts or out-of-hours work can be arranged if that suits the building.
What should I tell you?
Where the job is, what the problem is and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help too.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No. New silicone will not bond to old silicone, and anything trapped underneath, including mould and water, stays there. It all has to come out first.
Nearby places to Little Burstead
Also in Little Burstead
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
For anyone letting property in or around Little Burstead, several properties can go on one quote. Send us the addresses and the work at each.
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance that we can handle for you.
Why it’s worth doing now in Little Burstead
An unsealed gap lets smoke and fire get round a wall that was built to hold them back. A proper seal lets the wall do its job again, and the work involved is often modest. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Little Burstead, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
What it costs depends on the size of the job, how much old material has to come out and how easy the joints are to reach. We give a clear quote before work begins.
Why book with us
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- Old sealant always removed completely
- We leave the area clean and tidy
Read what affects the cost or customer reviews.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits help new joints last longer. A few tips:
- Include hidden areas like risers in routine checks
- Keep the record of products and locations with your fire safety documents
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
- Plan fire stopping into any work that goes through walls or floors
Any fire seal that’s cut or drilled needs resealing to its tested detail. If you need new services through a sealed wall, plan the fire stopping as part of the job.
If a fire risk assessment has flagged a gap, do not leave it for the next one. Have it sealed, then keep the record so the item can be closed.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: remove every trace of old sealant, clean and dry the joint, and follow the product’s cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, such as a straightforward joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
Common problems we fix in Little Burstead
If the sealant is too shallow, has the wrong backing or sits on a dusty surface, it is not installed as tested. We see plenty of fire stopping that was hurried.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
Managing a site like South Green Junior School? Then service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Comparing quotes
- Is VAT in the price?
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- Which colour the sealant will be
- Who turns up on the day
How it works
Our applicators work methodically: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. For most jobs that takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are and we leave things clean and tidy. In a small place like Little Burstead, access is usually the main thing to plan. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- Old, damaged or unsuitable sealant is removed.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- We apply and tool the sealant to the product’s tested detail.
- Locations and products are written up and any gaps unsuitable for sealant are flagged.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the joints
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
Getting a quote
For fire rated sealant in Little Burstead, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and you’ll get a clear quote before we start.
Advice
Surface by surface
Service penetrations
Different services need different details: metal pipes, cables and plastic pipes aren’t treated the same. We follow the manufacturer’s tested detail for each.
Masonry and concrete
Holes through concrete and block are rarely neat. We check the gap size around the service to make sure it suits the product.
Fire rated sealant in Little Burstead: local notes
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 apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
Community buildings like Church of St Mary are part of the picture too: gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there. Rented homes near Billericay station change hands often, and any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Little Burstead is about 2 miles south of Billericay, in Essex. We carry out fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Little Burstead. Little Burstead is one of 644 towns and villages in Essex we cover for fire rated sealant. We also work in Chelmsford, about 10 miles from Little Burstead.
Work in CM12 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Fire rated sealant is available to properties on Broomhills Chase, Laindon Common Road and Clock House Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Great Burstead (1 mile east), Billericay (2 miles north), Crays Hill (3 miles east), Ramsden Bellhouse (3 miles east) and Ramsden Heath (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (10 miles north), Basildon (3 miles south-east), Brentwood (5 miles west), Maldon (14 miles north-east), Canvey Island (9 miles south-east) and Rayleigh (8 miles east).
What’s near Little Burstead
We work in homes and buildings around The Billericay School, among other places. The closest station to Little Burstead is Billericay station, about 1.7 miles north. A little further out are Eastgate Shopping Centre (3.2 miles south-east) and Mayflower Community Hospital (1.2 miles north). Not far away are Norsey Wood.