Kent · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Reculver
We cover Reculver for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly.
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
FAQs for Reculver
Will you come out to Reculver?
Yes, we do. Our work covers London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Is Reculver in your area for fire rated sealant?
Yes. Our work covers London and the South East, and Reculver is part of that. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details of the job.
Will it make 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.
Can you do several jobs on one visit?
Yes. Tell us about everything you’d like done and we’ll quote it together.
What should I tell you?
Tell us what needs doing and where, with photos by email if possible. We will ask anything else we need to know.
How do I get a quote for fire rated sealant in Reculver?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how much there is, what’s there now, how we reach it and what it needs. We agree the price before any work begins.
Do you provide details of the products used?
Yes. When the job is done, we give you the locations and products. If you need pictures or a set layout, ask when you get a quote.
Can you match the sealant colour?
Yes. White, clear and grey are common, and other colours are available for many products, and we will agree it with you first.
Fire rated sealant in Reculver
Filling a fire-stopping gap with standard silicone or caulk doesn’t make it fire-rated. We cut out the wrong material and the gap is resealed with a product tested for that use. We work on linear gaps, pipe & cable gaps and service penetrations, and the jobs we see most are ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed and joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey.
In a village or hamlet like Reculver, commercial work is more likely to be a pub, a farm shop, holiday lets or a village hall than an office block. Each still needs sound sealant in its washrooms and kitchens, and fire-rated joints where services pass through walls.
Big or small, you get the same 12-month guarantee.
- Where
- Reculver (CT6)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- A clear price before work begins
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Nearby places to Reculver
Other services in Reculver
What we are called out for in Reculver
In some buildings the gap was filled with the wrong thing in the first place: general-purpose foam, everyday silicone or caulk where a fire-rated seal was needed. It may look fine, but it isn’t a fire-rated seal.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as St Mary's Church, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building.
What your quote should include
- What insurance they hold
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
Workplaces and buildings in Reculver
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Reculver, 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. 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, 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.
If you let a flat or house near Herne Bay station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product. If you look after a building such as Reculver Church of England Primary School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Reculver is about 3 miles east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Homes, rented property, offices and hotels in Reculver is covered for fire rated sealant. The work is guaranteed for a year. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 39 miles from Reculver.
Work in CT6 is quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Reculver Lane and Cherry Blossom Drive. If you are just outside Reculver, we cover Bishopstone (1 mile west), Hillborough (1 mile south-west), Hawthorn (2 miles south-west), Beltinge (2 miles west) and Highstead (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (8 miles south-west), Margate (8 miles east), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (10 miles east), Whitstable (7 miles west) and Deal (14 miles south-east).
What’s near Reculver
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Bishopstone Cliffs and The King Ethelbert Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Reculver is Herne Bay station, roughly 3.5 miles west of the centre.
Different surfaces, different methods
Door frames
The gap between a door frame and the wall around it needs sealing as well as the door itself. We seal that gap with a fire-rated sealant suited to the frame and wall.
Flats and HMOs
Converted houses often have gaps around old and new services. The gaps on your list are sealed with a fire-rated product.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the joints last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
Let contractors know where fire stopping has been done, and ask them to reseal anything they cut through. Later work is a common cause of damaged fire stopping.
Any job that breaks through a wall or ceiling should include resealing. Doing it at the time avoids leaving gaps behind.
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 job takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building in most cases. In a small place like Reculver, access is generally the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- Old, damaged or unsuitable sealant is removed.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- The fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied and tooled to the tested detail.
- Locations and products are written up and any gaps unsuitable for sealant are flagged.
Before we arrive
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
- Clear the area around the work
Ask for a quote
The more we know about the job, the more useful the quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is.
Advice
When something else is needed
We will not take on work that will not last, so these are the limits:
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
- Fire risk assessments, which need a qualified assessor
If you are not sure, just call 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Service penetrations
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
- Door frames
Why act early in Reculver
Paying for fire stopping that has to be redone is a false economy. If the details weren’t followed, the seal may need redoing when the building is next checked. Around Reculver, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
Instead of a standard rate, we price the job in front of us: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. You will know the price before we begin.
Why Reculver clients choose us
- 180+ five-star Google reviews
- Homes, businesses and hotels
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
Read our cost guide and what customers say.
Landlord and commercial work in Reculver
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.
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so the work can be planned room by room. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.