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Fire-rated sealant in Rabbit's Cross, Kent
Fire rated sealant in Rabbit's Cross from a team with over 20 years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
How we handle fire rated sealant in Rabbit's Cross
Ordinary silicone or decorators’ caulk in a fire-stopping gap isn’t a fire-rated seal. Anything unsuitable comes out first and the gap is resealed with a product tested for that use. We work on door frames, flats & HMOs and plasterboard & masonry, and the jobs we see most are unsealed gaps around fire door frames and unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall.
Work in a small place like Rabbit's Cross is planned ahead, journey included, so the job can fit around bookings, guests or opening times where possible.
A one-year guarantee comes as standard, so you’re not left on your own once the job is done.
- Place
- Rabbit's Cross (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
How it works
There’s no need to move everything out before we come, only the area right around the joints. We protect the rest, and the work takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access for a typical job. Somewhere like Rabbit's Cross needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. 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.
- We remove any old or unsuitable filler and clean the gap.
- We put in whatever backing or fill the product detail specifies.
- The sealant goes in to the depth its detail sets, then it’s tooled off.
- We record the locations and products used for your records.
Before we arrive
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
Getting a quote
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know the job and the location and its rough size. Photos by email help us understand the job.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Rabbit's Cross
Sometimes the wrong product was used from the start: ordinary expanding foam, standard silicone or decorators’ caulk in a place that needed a tested fire seal. It may look fine, but it isn’t a fire-rated seal.
The most common problems we see are:
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Open gaps behind door architraves
Around Rabbit's Cross, as everywhere, fire rated sealant is only as good as the preparation behind it.
What to look for in a quote
- How the colour is chosen
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What guarantee comes with the work
Common questions in Rabbit's Cross
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Staplehurst station?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and tell us about the property, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Do you cover smaller places like Rabbit's Cross?
Yes, Rabbit's Cross is covered. Our work covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Do you take on fire stopping in schools and offices?
Yes. We work in flats, HMOs, schools, offices and other commercial buildings, including occupied ones. The order of work and access are planned with you.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We’re approved under the ARBOMaster scheme, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
Will you leave a mess?
No. We work neatly, protect the area around the joints and tidy up afterwards.
Can I do it myself?
For a simple, easy-to-reach joint, a careful DIYer can do a reasonable job. The usual mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using too much.
What does fire rated sealant cost?
It depends on the job, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and let us know what needs doing and where.
Do you offer different sealant colours?
Usually, yes. Sealants come in white, clear, grey and other colours, and we will agree it with you first.
Places near Rabbit's Cross
Other services in Rabbit's Cross
Landlord and commercial work in Rabbit's Cross
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we will quote.
Failed sealant is one of the commonest items on a check-out report, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. We can quote for more than one property at once.
What fire rated sealant looks like in Rabbit's Cross
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.
If you let a flat or house near Staplehurst station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Rabbit's Cross is about 5 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Our applicators cover fire rated sealant for householders, landlords and businesses in Rabbit's Cross, as part of our work across Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Rabbit's Cross is one of them. Our Crawley page covers work nearby.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Close by, we work in Cross-at-Hand (1 mile south), Devil's Den (1 mile east), Underling Green (2 miles west), Farthing Green (2 miles east) and St Ann's Green (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (5 miles north), Ashford (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles west), Tonbridge (12 miles west) and Kings Hill (8 miles north-west).
Near you in Rabbit's Cross
The nearest railway station is Staplehurst station, roughly 1.8 miles south. Well-known places in the area include South East Romany Museum (2.4 miles south-west) and Oakwood Hospital (5.7 miles north-west).
Should I try it myself first?
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions.
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
Why deal with it now?
Fire-rated sealants are less forgiving than ordinary ones. Depth, backing and surface preparation all affect how a seal performs, so we follow the maker’s details on every gap. In a small place like Rabbit's Cross, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
The cost depends on the size of the job, how much old material has to come out and how easy the joints are to reach. You’ll have a clear quote before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why Rabbit's Cross customers choose us
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- We are fully insured
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
Take a look at what affects the cost or customer reviews.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different trade:
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
If in doubt, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
- Linear gaps
Different surfaces, different methods
Linear gaps
A linear joint may need to allow for movement as well as fire. We choose a product and depth that suit the gap and the movement, following the tested detail.
Flats and HMOs
Flats and HMOs rely on fire separation between homes and the common parts. We seal the gaps your assessor has identified room by room.