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Fire Rated Sealant in Ratcliff
Fire rated sealant in Ratcliff from a team with over 20 years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements and we will quote.
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which is a bigger problem in a rented property. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance.
How we handle fire rated sealant in Ratcliff
Door frame gaps, linear joints and holes around services all have their own details. Measuring the gap and checking what it’s made of comes first, then the sealant goes in to the depth the product’s details set. If you have sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list and holes left by a change of layout, we can put it right, whatever the surface.
Commercial work in London comes with its own logistics: loading restrictions, building rules and tight access. For a building in Ratcliff, we agree timings and access before anything starts.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If there’s a problem with it, please phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
- Where
- Ratcliff (E1, E14, SE16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- A clear price before we start
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Other services in Ratcliff
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes a real difference:
- Ask which product was used before you paint
- Keep general-purpose foam and caulk away from fire-stopping gaps
- Make resealing part of every contractor’s brief
- Look in service cupboards and ceiling voids from time to time
Do not add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. Repairs should use a matching fire-rated product. We can tell you which product we used.
Small gaps around services are simple to deal with while there are only a few. Leave them and each new job adds another hole and the list grows.
How the visit works
You don’t need to clear the whole room or building before we come, only the area right around the joints. We protect the rest, and the work takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are for a typical job. In Ratcliff, as in most of London, parking needs a little planning. A visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the visit run more smoothly.
- We go through the gaps on your list or survey and check each one’s size and substrate.
- We remove any old or unsuitable filler and clean the gap.
- Where the tested detail needs backing or fill, we fit it.
- We apply the fire-rated or intumescent sealant to the specified depth and tool it.
- Locations and products are noted so you have them on file.
Getting ready for the visit
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
Getting a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints, and add pictures by email if you can.
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When it is not the sealant
We will always be straight with you, so here’s what new sealant will not do:
- Assessing a building’s fire safety
- Doors that are not fire doors in the first place
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
If you’re not sure, just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work in Ratcliff
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Service penetrations
- Linear gaps
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Door frames
Workplaces and buildings in Ratcliff
Commercial buildings in London often have strict access rules and limited loading, and out-of-hours working is possible to arrange. 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.
As a London address, Ratcliff can be tricky for parking: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Marion Richardson Primary School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Ratcliff is about 1 mile east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. Whether you are in the middle of Ratcliff or further out, we cover fire rated sealant for every kind of property. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Ratcliff among them.
Our applicators cover all of E1, E14 and SE16 for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. Whether your property is on Wharf Lane, Glamis Road and Salter Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Ratcliff is on the A101 and A126, which makes it straightforward to reach with everything needed for fire rated sealant. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Shadwell (1 mile south), East End of London (1 mile north-west), Limehouse (1 mile north-east), Stepney (1 mile north) and Wapping (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover City of Westminster (5 miles west), Marylebone (4 miles west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles west), Walthamstow (5 miles north) and Hampstead (6 miles north-west).
Near you in Ratcliff
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Stepney Green Park, Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives and Stepney Jewish School and the streets around them. You’ll also find Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School (under half a mile north-west) and The British Prince Public House (less than half a mile north). There’s a railway station in Ratcliff itself: Limehouse station. Other landmarks nearby include Tower of London (1.4 miles west) and The Royal London Hospital (0.8 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Lavender Pond and Tower Hill.
DIY sealant or a professional job?
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and getting the depth right matters as much as the look.
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. Everything old must be removed first.
Do you need fire rated sealant in Ratcliff?
Over time, buildings change layout and use. A house turned into flats or an HMO, or an office split into smaller units, brings new walls, new service routes and new gaps.
Look out for any of the following:
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
For buildings such as Royal Foundation of St Katharine, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- How long the guarantee is
- Who turns up on the day
Surface by surface
Flats and HMOs
In flats and HMOs, the walls and floors between homes and common areas need sealing where services pass through. We work through the gaps on your assessment, flat by flat if needed.
Masonry and concrete
Holes through concrete and block are rarely neat. We measure the gap at its widest point to make sure it suits the product.
Common questions in Ratcliff
Do you work in hotels near Ratcliff?
Yes, hotels and guest houses are among the places we work. A room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Limehouse station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the address and a few details, and we’ll give you a fixed price before work begins.
Can you match the sealant colour?
In most cases you can choose. We’ll explain which colours are available and agree one before we start.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No. New silicone won’t bond to old silicone, and anything trapped underneath, including mould and water, stays there. It all has to come out first.
Where do you work from?
We work from Crawley. We cover Ratcliff and the rest of Greater London, along with the rest of our area.
Can I use normal mastic around a pipe through a fire wall?
No. Ordinary silicone, caulk or foam is not tested as fire stopping. If it’s been used, we remove it and use the right product.
Will you assess my building’s fire safety?
No, assessment isn’t something we do. Once you have a specification or action list from your assessor or designer, we can quote for the fire-rated sealant items.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes: twelve months. If there’s a problem with our work in that time, tell us and we will put it right.