Essex · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Long Green
Specialist fire rated sealant for Long Green: careful preparation, the right product and tidy work. Call for a quick quote.
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
Fire rated sealant in Long Green
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. Measuring the gap and checking what it’s made of comes first, then apply it to the depth its tested detail calls for. If you’re dealing with fire stopping disturbed by later work and open holes round services passing through fire walls, we can put it right, on service penetrations, linear gaps and plasterboard & masonry alike.
In a village or hamlet like Long Green, commercial work is more likely to be a pub, a farm shop, holiday lets or a village hall than an office block. Each still needs sound sealant in its washrooms and kitchens, and fire-rated joints where services pass through walls.
Every job comes with a one-year guarantee, wherever you are in Essex.
- Where
- Long Green (CM77)
- Region
- Essex
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
An open gap in a fire-resisting wall is a route for smoke and fire. A proper seal lets the wall do its job again, and the work involved is often modest. In a small place like Long Green, 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, whether mould needs treating, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Why Long Green clients choose us
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
- Every job guaranteed for a year
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- More than 20 years in sealant work
Read what affects the cost or customer reviews.
How the visit works
All our tools and materials come with us in the van, so there’s nothing for you to buy. Once we’ve agreed what’s being done, we protect the area and start. It normally takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. In a small place like Long Green, access is generally the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- We start with the survey or action list, checking the size and surfaces of every gap.
- Anything that isn’t fit for the job comes out, and the gap is cleaned.
- We put in whatever backing or fill the product detail specifies.
- We apply the fire-rated or intumescent sealant to the specified depth and tool it.
- Finally, we list where we worked and what we used, for your records.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
Getting a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email pictures if that is easy.
Advice
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Long Green
Lots of unsealed gaps appear long after the building was completed. New cables, pipes and data runs go through walls and ceilings and the hole round the new service is not always sealed again.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
Managing a site like Cressing Primary School? Then fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
What to look for in a quote
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- What the cure time is
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
For landlords and businesses
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too in Long Green and across Essex. We can quote a run of properties together.
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.
What fire rated sealant looks like in Long Green
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.
Letting a property close to Braintree Freeport station? Then new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant. For buildings such as St Barnabas, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Long Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. Anywhere in CM77, we can carry out fire rated sealant at your property. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Long Green is one of them. We also work in Chelmsford, around 10 miles away.
We cover every part of CM77 for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Pine Road, Fir Drive and Long Green, all of which we cover. Other places close to Long Green include Tye Green (1 mile south), Hawbush Green (1 mile south-east), Black Notley (1 mile south-west), The Green (1 mile south-west) and Braintree (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (10 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Witham (5 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Around Long Green
Typical jobs here are in homes near Alec Hunter Academy, Bocking Blackwater and Fowlers Farm pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Long Green is Braintree Freeport station, about 0.8 miles west. Well-known places in the area include William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2 miles west) and Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (2 miles north-west). The countryside around Long Green includes Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
Nearby places to Long Green
Other services in Long Green
Long Green questions
Is Long Green in your area for fire rated sealant?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Long Green is part of that. Just call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with a few details of the job, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Do you cover smaller places like Long Green?
Yes. Long Green is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Which products do you use?
Each joint gets the product that suits it. Where it moves, gets wet or faces the weather makes a difference, and we’ll explain our choice.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes. Just list everything you need.
Do I need to be at home?
If the work is inside, we need someone to let us in. Once we have agreed the job, you do not need to watch us work.
Can you fill the gap behind a fire door frame?
Yes, if the gap is within the product’s tested range. Our work is the gap around the frame, and we will mention anything we notice about the door.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Always. Sealing over old sealant is the main reason resealing fails early, so we never do it.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We are an ARBOMaster approved applicator.
Surface by surface
Linear gaps
A linear joint may need to allow for movement as well as fire. The product and depth are chosen to suit both, following the tested detail.
Masonry and concrete
Masonry is dusty and porous, so preparation matters. The gap is cleaned and backed where required before the sealant goes in.
DIY versus a professional finish
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
What sealant work cannot fix
We’ll always be straight with you, so here’s what new sealant will not do:
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
- Construction that does not provide fire resistance on its own
If you’re not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Linear gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
- Flats & HMOs
- Door frames