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Fire Rated Sealant in Puckaster
Fire rated sealant in Puckaster from a team with over 20 years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Holes left by a change of layout
Why deal with it now?
Sealant is not the fix for every opening. Big openings, bundles of cables and plastic pipes may need batts, collars or wraps instead. We’ll say so if a gap needs something other than sealant. In a small place like Puckaster, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: the amount of work, how we reach it and what it needs, plus any working-time requirements on site. Ask us for a quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Puckaster clients choose us
- ARBOMaster approved applicator
- Domestic, commercial and hotel work
- Tidy, careful work
- Over 20 years’ experience
See what affects the cost and what customers say.
Fire rated sealant in Puckaster
We can work through a building room by room or floor by floor, with each location and product recorded. That record is useful for your files and for whoever looks at the building next. If you are dealing with old fire sealant that has split or come away and unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall, we can put it right, on door frames, service penetrations and linear gaps alike.
If you have holiday lets, a converted barn used for business or a community building near Puckaster, the washrooms, kitchens and any fire-rated joints need the same care as a big site.
Big or small, you get the same one-year guarantee in Puckaster and across the Isle of Wight.
- Where
- Puckaster (PO38)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What the job involves on each surface
Plasterboard walls
Many fire-resisting walls in flats, offices and conversions are plasterboard. We use a product tested in that kind of wall for the gap we’re sealing.
Linear gaps
Some linear gaps have to cope with movement as well as fire. The product and depth are chosen to suit both from the manufacturer’s details.
Looking after it afterwards
Once the sealant has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Do not paint over fire sealant until it has cured
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
- Do not fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
Include fire stopping in your regular building checks. Watch for cracking, gaps or seals that have been disturbed and get them seen to.
Open gaps do not only matter in a fire: they also let noise, draughts and sometimes pests through. Dealing with them early helps with all of these.
What affects the quote in Puckaster
We do not publish a price list. What we look at:
- The type of sealant required
- When we can work, for business premises
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- How many rooms, windows or areas are involved
What it costs depends on the size of the job, how hard the old material is to remove and access to the work. You will have a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What to tell us for a quote
You don’t need to know the technical terms. Just tell us:
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- A few photos by email, if you can
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- The problem you’ve noticed
Call for a quick quote, or email us if that’s easier. Tell us about the joints that need doing and we’ll talk you through the work and send you a clear quote.
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Puckaster
Is Puckaster in your area for fire rated sealant?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Puckaster is part of that. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details of the job, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Is Puckaster within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our work covers London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
In most cases you can choose. We will explain which colours are available.
What do you put in the joint?
Each joint gets the product that suits it. Movement, water and weather all affect the choice, and we’ll explain our choice.
Is standard sealant good enough for a fire gap?
No. It might close the gap, but it is not a fire-rated seal. A tested fire-rated product is needed, or ask us to do it.
Can you give us a record of the work?
Yes. Locations and products are written up when we finish. If you need pictures or a set layout, ask when you get a quote.
Do you take on fire stopping in schools and offices?
Yes. Occupied flats, HMOs, offices and schools are all fine, with access planned around residents or staff. Early starts or out-of-hours work can be arranged if that suits the building.
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 need fire rated sealant in Puckaster?
Buildings are refitted and reconfigured over the years. Conversions to flats and HMOs, and office refits, create new walls and new routes for services, with gaps to match.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
If you look after a building such as Niton Primary School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Questions to ask before booking
- When the joint can take water or movement
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- How long the guarantee is
- Is VAT in the price?
Fire rated sealant in Puckaster: local notes
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Puckaster, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. 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 work to the specification you are given, installing the product to its tested details.
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of St. John the Baptist, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there.
Puckaster is about 6 miles south-west of Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Puckaster is covered for fire rated sealant. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee. 125 places in the Isle of Wight are on our list, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 18 miles from Puckaster.
Every address in PO38 is within our area for fire rated sealant, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Puckaster Lane and Undercliff Drive. If you’re just outside Puckaster, we cover Niton (1 mile north), Blackgang (1 mile north-west), Bierley (1 mile north), Whitwell (2 miles north-east) and Nettlecombe (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Newport (8 miles north), Ryde (11 miles north-east), Cowes (12 miles north), Sandown (7 miles north-east), Shanklin (6 miles north-east) and Ventnor (3 miles east). For island and remote addresses, a little more planning is needed.
Near you in Puckaster
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Buddle Inn. Nearby you’ll also find Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (5.9 miles north-east) and Blackgang Sawmill Museum (1.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Puckaster include Stenbury Down.
Landlord and commercial work in Puckaster
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
From a single let to a portfolio, the work is the same standard: the old material taken out, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee.
How it works
There’s no need to move everything out, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the job takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access for a typical job. Somewhere as small as Puckaster, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- 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.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed and the gap cleaned.
- We fit backing where needed and apply the fire-rated sealant to depth.
- Every location is recorded with the product used for your records.
How to prepare
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- Let us know about parking restrictions
Get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every job is different. Instead, we send you a clear quote for your job. To arrange one, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.