Essex · England
Little Horkesley Fire Rated Sealant
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for householders, landlords and businesses in Little Horkesley. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a one-year guarantee.
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
About our fire rated sealant in Little Horkesley
A gap around a door frame, a linear joint at the head of a wall and a hole round a pipe are each sealed differently. We check the size and the substrate before choosing the product, then apply it to the depth its tested detail calls for. If you are dealing with gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls and gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment, we can help.
Somewhere as small as Little Horkesley, 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.
We stand behind the work with a 12-month guarantee, so you are covered after we’ve gone.
- Place
- Little Horkesley (CO6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
How the visit works
You do not need to clear the whole room or building, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the work takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access in most cases. Somewhere like Little Horkesley needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- We plan the order of work and access, floor by floor or flat by flat.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- We apply and tool the sealant to the product’s tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
How to get a quote
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Describe the problem, the location and the size of the job. When it suits you, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Related advice
Fire rated sealant around Little Horkesley
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.
For buildings such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there. For landlords with property near Bures station, fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Little Horkesley is about 5 miles north-west of Colchester, in Essex. Our applicators cover fire rated sealant for householders, landlords and businesses in Little Horkesley. We cover 644 towns and villages across Essex, large and small. Our Chelmsford page covers work nearby.
Our applicators cover all of CO6 for fire rated sealant. Fire rated sealant is available to properties on London Road, Nayland Road and School Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Wissington (1 mile north), Nayland (2 miles north-east), Wormingford (2 miles west), Great Horkesley (2 miles south-east) and Cock Street (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (5 miles south-east), Braintree (13 miles west), Witham (14 miles south-west), Camulodunum (5 miles south), Halstead (9 miles west) and Greenstead (6 miles south-east).
Around Little Horkesley
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Beehive pub, among other places. Little Horkesley’s nearest station is Bures station, about 3.8 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Mount Bures (3.6 miles west) and Severalls Hospital (2.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Little Horkesley includes Arger Fen.
Little Horkesley questions
Do you work for landlords with property near Bures station?
Yes. We work for letting agents and landlords as well as householders. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the details for a clear quote.
Do you cover Little Horkesley for fire rated sealant?
Yes, Little Horkesley is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us what needs doing.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We are ARBOMaster approved, the scheme for applicators of Arbo sealants.
What should I tell you?
Just the basics: the address or postcode, what’s wrong and any access issues. After that, simply ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.
How long does the job take?
As a guide, most jobs take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Bigger jobs take longer.
Do you take on fire stopping in schools and offices?
Yes, in flats, HMOs, schools, offices and other buildings, occupied or empty. Let us know the building’s hours and we will plan the work to suit.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No, and we never do. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new bead soon lifts. Removing the old sealant completely is the only lasting way.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes, always, and completely. New sealant won’t bond properly to old, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
Why act early in Little Horkesley
Doing it once, properly, beats doing it twice. If the details weren’t followed, the seal may need redoing once someone inspects it. In a small place like Little Horkesley, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
A few things move the cost up or down: how much old sealant there is and how stubborn it is, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. Your quote takes all of that into account.
Why book with us
- Domestic, commercial and hotel work
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
Take a look at our cost guide or customer reviews.
Should I try it myself first?
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
If you are set on DIY, put the effort into 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.
Looking after it afterwards
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. Our tips:
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
Keep the record we give you with the building’s fire safety documents. It saves time at the next inspection or assessment.
A gap left open in a fire-resisting wall or floor lets smoke spread in ways the building wasn’t designed for. Closing it is generally a straightforward job.
Landlord and commercial work in Little Horkesley
We work for landlords and agents as well as homeowners. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room around your bookings where we can. We have worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
Different surfaces, different methods
Door frames
Our work is the joint between frame and wall. The door leaf, its seals and closer need a door specialist, and we will say if we spot a problem with them.
Plasterboard walls
We check that the board around the gap is sound. Crumbling edges are cleaned back before the sealant goes in.
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What else we do in Little Horkesley
What we cannot put right
Before you book, it’s worth knowing the limits:
- Fire doors that need new seals, closers or hardware
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
If you are not sure, just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
- Door frames