Kent · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Old Hawkinge
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for homes and businesses in Old Hawkinge and across Kent. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
About our fire rated sealant in Old Hawkinge
Later work by other trades often breaks through fire stopping, especially in flats, HMOs, offices and schools. One new cable or pipe can leave a gap that nobody goes back to seal. Those are the gaps we close, using a tested fire-rated product. We work on door frames, linear gaps and flats & HMOs, and people most often call us about holes left by a change of layout and standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap.
For holiday lets, converted business premises or a community building near Old Hawkinge, the washrooms, kitchens and any fire-rated joints need the same care as a big site.
There’s a 12-month guarantee on every job.
- Where
- Old Hawkinge (CT18)
- Region
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
When it is not the sealant
We’d rather tell you now than do work that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
If in doubt, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Old Hawkinge
- Service penetrations
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
- Linear gaps
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
For anyone letting property in or around Old Hawkinge, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs.
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Resealing at the right time is simple maintenance.
What happens if it’s left?
Leaving a gap until a refurbishment comes round can mean years with it open. On its own, sealing it now is a small job that doesn’t depend on other work. In a small place like Old Hawkinge, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Every job is a little different, so we quote each one individually. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all play a part.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Old Hawkinge
- Full insurance on every job
- 20+ years of sealant experience
- Anti-fungal silicone where joints get wet
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
Take a look at our cost guide and customer reviews.
What we’re called out for in Old Hawkinge
In some buildings the gap was filled with the wrong thing in the first place: ordinary expanding foam, standard silicone or decorators’ caulk where a fire-rated seal was needed. It looks sealed, but it isn’t fire-rated.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Hawkinge Primary School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which colour the sealant will be
- How hidden problems are handled
- How long to leave it before use
- What product goes in the joint
DIY sealant or a professional job?
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
Common questions in Old Hawkinge
Can you do fire rated sealant in Old Hawkinge?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Old Hawkinge is part of that. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details of the job.
Do you cover smaller places like Old Hawkinge?
Yes, Old Hawkinge is covered. Our work covers London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
Generally, yes. White, clear and grey are common, and other colours are available, and we will agree it with you first.
Can you work in occupied buildings?
Yes, in flats, HMOs, schools, offices and other buildings, occupied or empty. Let us know the building’s hours and we’ll plan the work to suit.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes. Several rooms, windows or areas can go on one quote.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Let us know what needs doing and where. We will ask anything else we need to know.
What fire rating will the seal have?
We don’t issue ratings or certificates ourselves. The performance comes from the product’s tested details and the specification from your assessor or designer; we install to those details and record what we did.
What we do, step by step
On the day, there’s very little for you to do. Point us to the joints and we will get on with it. The job generally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. Somewhere like Old Hawkinge 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.
- First we work through your list or survey, measuring each gap and checking what it’s formed in.
- 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.
- The sealant goes in to the depth its detail sets, then it’s tooled off.
- Finally, we list where we worked and what we used, for your records.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
Getting a quote
For fire rated sealant in Old Hawkinge, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and we will agree the price before any work begins.
Related advice
What else we do in Old Hawkinge
How to look after the new joints
A little care helps the new joints last. Our advice:
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Plan fire stopping into any work that goes through walls or floors
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
Leave the sealant to cure fully before painting near it. Not every fire-rated sealant takes paint, so ask us which we used.
A gap left open in a fire-resisting wall or floor lets smoke spread in ways the building wasn’t designed for. Sealing it early is a simple step to take.
Workplaces and buildings in Old Hawkinge
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Old Hawkinge, heavy use in the busy months is hard on washroom and kitchen sealant, and any building work there should leave fire-rated joints made good. Workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats in England need a fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and gaps around services are often picked up there. We apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
For landlords with property near Folkestone Central station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product. Community buildings like Church of St Michael are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
Old Hawkinge is about 1 mile east of Hawkinge, in Kent. We carry out fire rated sealant for householders, landlords and businesses in Old Hawkinge and the surrounding area. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Old Hawkinge is one of them. Our Chelmsford page covers work nearby.
We work across the CT18 postcode area for fire rated sealant. That includes homes and businesses on Standen Lane and Church Hill. Other places close to Old Hawkinge include Hawkinge (1 mile west), Densole (2 miles north-west), Swingfield Minnis (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles west) and Selsted (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (5 miles east), Deal (11 miles north-east), Hythe (5 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (5 miles east).
What’s near Old Hawkinge
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to East Cliff and Warren Country Park and White Horse pub, among other places. The closest station to Old Hawkinge is Folkestone Central station, roughly 2.3 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Folkestone Castle (1.6 miles south-west) and Royal Victoria Hospital (2.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Sugar Loaf Hill.