Hampshire · England
Park Gate Fire Rated Sealant
Professional fire rated sealant in and around Park Gate, with every bit of old sealant taken out first.
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
How to look after the new joints
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. Here’s what we suggest:
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
- Keep general-purpose foam and caulk away from fire-stopping gaps
- Include hidden areas like risers in routine checks
Don’t add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. If it needs repair, use the same type of product. We can tell you which product we used.
Any job that breaks through a wall or ceiling should include resealing. Doing it at the time avoids leaving gaps behind.
Fire rated sealant in Park Gate, done properly
Filling a fire-stopping gap with standard silicone or caulk doesn’t make it fire-rated. We cut out the wrong material and reseal with a fire-rated product tested for that kind of gap. We work on service penetrations, linear gaps and flats & HMOs, and people most often call us about open joints along the top of partitions and holes left by a change of layout.
Somewhere as small as Park Gate, 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 one-year guarantee, so you are not left on your own once the job is done.
- Place
- Park Gate (SO31)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we go over the finished joints with you. The work normally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are, depending on how much there is to do. Somewhere as small as Park Gate, access is often the only tricky part. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- Before starting, we go through the specification or action list with you.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed.
- The specified fire-rated sealant goes in over any backing its detail requires.
- We hand over a list of locations and products for your files.
Before we arrive
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: let us know what needs doing and where, and roughly how big it is. A few pictures by email make the job easier to understand.
Advice
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
Jobs vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The product the joint needs
- The number and length of the joints
- Any mould that needs treating
- When we can work, for business premises
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: how much there is to do, how we reach it and what it needs, plus any working-time requirements on site. Ask us for a quote and we will explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need to know the technical terms. It helps if you can tell us:
- Photos by email, if that’s easy
- The type of property
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Roughly how big the job is
For a quick quote, get us on the phone, or send an email if you’d rather. Describe what needs sealing and we’ll talk you through the work.
Common questions in Park Gate
Is Park Gate within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Is Park Gate in your area for fire rated sealant?
Yes, Park Gate is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. Just call 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details of the job, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
What does intumescent mean?
Intumescent means it swells when heated. It’s one type of fire-rated sealant; the right one depends on the gap and what passes through it.
How much does fire rated sealant cost in Park Gate?
The cost depends on the size of the job, access and how much old sealant has to come out. Call for a quick quote and we’ll talk you through it.
Will you leave a mess?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. All our work carries our one-year guarantee.
Do the sealants smell?
That depends on the sealant. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all, and any smell fades as they cure.
How long does fire rated sealant take?
Most jobs take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building, including preparation and clearing up. We’ll confirm how long when we quote.
What the job involves on each surface
Plasterboard walls
Service holes in plasterboard are often rough and oversized. Where a hole is bigger than the sealant’s tested range, it needs another approach, and we will tell you.
Door frames
A door can only do its job if the gap behind its frame is sealed too. We seal that gap with a fire-rated sealant suited to the frame and wall.
What we are called out for in Park Gate
A lot of fire stopping is out of sight: in ceiling voids, service risers and behind boxing. Because nobody sees it, gaps go unnoticed until an assessor or surveyor looks.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
Schools such as Park Gate Primary School are buildings too, and service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
What your quote should include
- When the joint can take water or movement
- What preparation is included
- What guarantee comes with the work
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
What fire rated sealant looks like in Park Gate
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Park Gate, 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 Swanwick station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product. Community buildings like St Margaret Mary are part of the picture too: gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Park Gate is about 3 miles south-east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO31, we cover fire rated sealant for homes and businesses. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Park Gate is one of them. Southampton is on our list too, about 6 miles from Park Gate.
Jobs for fire rated sealant in SO31 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need fire rated sealant at a property on Station Road, Botley Road and Middle Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Park Gate include Sarisbury (1 mile west), Locks Heath (1 mile south), Segensworth (1 mile east), Whiteley (1 mile north-east) and Swanwick (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north), Gosport (7 miles south-east), Havant (12 miles east), Eastleigh (7 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles south-east) and Horndean (11 miles east).
Local landmarks in Park Gate
In Park Gate, that means homes and buildings near Brookfield Community School and Language College, among other places. Park Gate has its own railway station: Swanwick station. Other landmarks nearby include Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (1.4 miles north-west) and St Andrew's Castle (2.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Swanwick Lakes.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
A DIY attempt does not rule out a professional job. We remove it and do the joint properly.
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and does not move well, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
Why deal with it now?
Items left open on a fire risk assessment tend to come back at the next review. Getting them done and written up means you can show the action was taken. In a small place like Park Gate, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
There are no prices on our website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a quick quote, please phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- One-year guarantee on every job
- Tidy, careful work
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme