Reading · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Play Hatch
Fire rated sealant for Play Hatch, by sealant specialists with 20+ years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
What the job involves on each surface
Masonry and concrete
For masonry and concrete, we use a product tested in that substrate. We clean out dust and debris before sealing.
Door frames
Frame gaps are normally hidden behind the architrave. Where it’s open, we seal it to the product’s details for that gap size.
Fire rated sealant in Play Hatch, done properly
Intumescent sealant looks much like any other sealant until it gets hot; in a fire it expands into the joint. The right product depends on the gap size, the substrate and what passes through. We work on plasterboard & masonry, flats & HMOs and service penetrations, and people most often call us about old fire sealant that has split or come away and gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment.
In a village or hamlet like Play Hatch, commercial work is more likely to be a pub, a farm shop, holiday lets or a village hall than an office block. They all have washrooms, kitchens and service openings that need the right sealant.
Our work is backed for twelve months, in Play Hatch and everywhere else we cover.
- Location
- Play Hatch (RG4)
- Wider area
- Reading
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
How to look after the new joints
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. We suggest:
- Do not fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
- Take photos of fire stopping before ceilings or boxing go back
Tell other trades that the gaps have been sealed, and make sure anything they disturb is resealed with a suitable product. A lot of damaged fire stopping comes from later work.
When you plan work that goes through walls or ceilings, plan the fire stopping too. Doing it at the time avoids leaving gaps behind.
For landlords and businesses
We work for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants is a simple way to keep a property in good order before the next move-in.
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.
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Fire rated sealant around Play Hatch
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 work to the specification you’re given, installing the product to its tested details. Play Hatch has hotels and guest accommodation in and around it. For hotels, a room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
If you look after a building such as St Martin's Catholic Primary School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment. If you let a flat or house near Reading station, new cables or pipes through a fire-resisting wall leave a gap that needs the right sealant.
Play Hatch is about 1 mile east of Caversham, in Reading. For fire rated sealant in and around Play Hatch, please phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email for a quick quote. We are based in Crawley and cover Reading, Play Hatch included. 34 places in Reading are on our list.
Postcode districts we cover here for fire rated sealant: RG4. Streets in the area include Dene Close, Henley Road and Foxhill Lane, and we cover them all. Close by, we work in Dunsden Green (1 mile north), Caversham Park Village (1 mile west), Littlestead Green (1 mile north-west), Emmer Green (1 mile west) and Sonning (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Norcot (4 miles west), West Reading (3 miles south-west), Tilehurst Within (5 miles west), Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south) and Horncastle (5 miles south-west).
Near you in Play Hatch
Around Play Hatch, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Reading Blue Coat School and The Shoulder of Mutton pub, among other places. The closest station to Play Hatch is Reading station, roughly 2.2 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find The Oracle (2.4 miles south-west) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Alder Moors and South Lake.
Honest limits
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what sealant cannot fix:
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
- A wall that is not a fire-resisting element to begin with
- Fire doors that need new seals, closers or hardware
Not sure which it is? You can phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
- Service penetrations
The process
When we get to you, we check the joints match what you told us. If anything is different, we explain it before carrying on. Most jobs then take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Somewhere like Play Hatch 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 begin by agreeing the list of gaps from your assessor’s or designer’s requirements.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Unsuitable material such as ordinary foam or silicone is cut out and the gap cleaned.
- We fit backing where needed and apply the fire-rated sealant to depth.
- We hand over a list of locations and products.
Before we arrive
- Mention any leaks or damp you’ve noticed
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Mention any parking rules near the property
Get a quote
For fire rated sealant in Play Hatch, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and we will agree the price before any work begins.
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Play Hatch: your questions answered
I let a flat near Reading station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as householders, and several properties can be quoted together. You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the details for a clear quote.
Do you work in hotels near Play Hatch?
Yes, we work for hotels as well as homes and businesses. A room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes, for a year. If anything is not right with the work within the year, let us know and we will sort it.
Can you tell me how many minutes the seal will last?
We don’t issue ratings or certificates ourselves. What’s required is set by your assessor or designer, and the product’s tested details show what it achieves, and we install to them.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No. Fresh sealant does not stick to old sealant, and it traps any mould or water underneath. It all has to come out first.
How long will you be here?
That depends on the amount of work, but as a guide it takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. We’ll tell you when we quote.
Will we have a record of what was sealed?
Yes. You get a list of where we worked and what we used to keep with your fire safety documents.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
An intumescent material expands when it’s heated. Many fire-rated sealants work this way, but not all, and the choice depends on the gap.
When to call us in Play Hatch
Lots of unsealed gaps appear long after the building was completed. Electricians, plumbers and data installers drill through walls and ceilings and the hole they leave doesn’t always get resealed.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
Community buildings like St Andrew's Church are part of the picture too: gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- What guarantee comes with the work
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
DIY versus a professional finish
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the 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.
What a professional job adds is preparation and the right product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, then guaranteed for a year.