Medway · England
Fire-rated sealant in Rochester, Medway
We cover Rochester for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old sealant removed completely, joints prepared properly.
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
Fire rated sealant in Rochester: local notes
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Rochester, 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. Rochester has hotels and guest accommodation in and around it. Hotel work can be planned room by room, with out-of-hours working where needed.
For buildings such as Church of St Nicholas, older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking. If you look after a building such as Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Rochester is about 27 miles east of London, in Medway. Whether you are in the middle of Rochester or further out, fire rated sealant is available for homes and businesses alike, from flats and houses to offices and hotels. Rochester is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we work. We also work in Chelmsford, about 24 miles from Rochester.
Every address in ME2, ME1, ME3 and ME4 is within our area for fire rated sealant, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes homes and businesses on High Street, Gundolph Square and Station Road. Rochester is on the A2 and A226, so it’s easy for us to get to with everything needed for fire rated sealant. We also cover the places around Rochester: Strood (1 mile west), Borstal (1 mile south-west), Cuxton (2 miles south-west), Lower Bush (3 miles west) and North Halling (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (4 miles east), Chatham (3 miles south-east), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Park Wood (5 miles south-east), Lordswood (4 miles south-east) and Twydall (4 miles east). Rochester is among the bigger towns we cover in Medway.
What’s near Rochester
Around Rochester, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Former Ordnance Store At Chatham Gun Wharf, Fort Pitt Grammar School and Broomhill Park. Also close by are Temple School (1.2 miles north) and Royal Crown Hotel (within half a mile east). Rochester has its own railway station: Rochester station. Nearby you’ll also find Rochester Castle (within half a mile east) and Huguenot Museum (under half a mile east). For a walk, there’s Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
Fire rated sealant in Rochester, done properly
We don’t assess buildings or decide what fire stopping is needed; that comes from your fire risk assessor, designer or building control. What we do is apply the right product to that specification, properly and neatly. We work on linear gaps, plasterboard & masonry and door frames, and the jobs we see most are fire stopping disturbed by later work and standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap.
Washrooms in busy buildings wear their sealant out faster than a bathroom at home, while fire-rated sealant has to be made good whenever new pipes or cables go through. In Rochester, timings are planned around the building.
All our work is covered by our one-year guarantee, wherever you are in Medway.
Aftercare tips
Looking after new joints is easy, and it makes a real difference:
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- Keep pictures of seals that will be hidden
- File the fire-stopping record where your assessor can find it
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.
An open gap is not only a fire issue: noise, draughts and even pests can come through too. Dealing with them early helps with all of these.
Why act early in Rochester
Sealant isn’t the fix for every opening. Large holes, cable bundles and plastic pipes can call for batts, collars or wraps. We’ll say so if a gap needs something other than sealant. Gaps in sealant and mould in the bead never get better on their own, and in a busy home in Rochester they get worse with every use. Now is the easy time to put it right.
We do not show prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a quick quote.
Why book with us
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- Old sealant always removed completely
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
Places near Rochester
Other services in Rochester
The process
Our applicators work methodically: protect, prepare, seal, tidy. For most jobs that takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building, and the area is left clean. A visit in Rochester needs access to the work and a place to park close by. For outside work, let us know about side access, gates and any upper-floor joints.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- We apply and tool the sealant to the product’s tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
Preparing for the visit
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Tell us about any water getting in
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
Ask for a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Let us know the location, the problem and roughly how many joints.
Advice
What affects the quote in Rochester
Every job gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Which sealant suits the joint
- The number of rooms or windows
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- Working hours on commercial sites
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. The number of joints, how easy they are to reach and the sealant needed all make a difference, and we’ll explain the quote if you ask.
What to tell us for a quote
To make quoting easier, let us know:
- Whether it’s a home or a business
- If someone has resealed it before
- What’s wrong with the joints now
- How we’d reach the joints
For fire rated sealant in Rochester, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us. Tell us what the problem is and where, and you’ll get a clear quote before we start.
Rochester: your questions answered
Do you work for hotels and guest houses in Rochester?
Yes, hospitality work, including hotels, is part of what we do. Work can be planned room by room, and out-of-hours working can be arranged.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Rochester station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the details for a clear quote.
What information do you need?
Let us know what needs doing and where, plus photos if you have them. We will ask anything else we need to know.
Do you carry out fire risk assessments?
No. We work from the specification you give us and install to the manufacturer’s details.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No, and we never do. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new bead soon lifts. The old sealant has to come out completely.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
Ratings and certification sit with the product’s test evidence and whoever specified the work. Our part is installing the specified product to its tested details and list the locations and products for you.
Do you offer different sealant colours?
We’ll suggest a colour to suit the surroundings. The choice depends on the product the joint needs.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator, and we are fully insured.
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Rochester
Gaps also open up as buildings move: cracked or debonded sealant leaves an open route through the wall. Damage from cleaning, knocks and maintenance adds to it.
If you can see any of these, it’s time to have the joints looked at:
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
For landlords with property near Rochester station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
What your quote should include
- Whether you can choose the colour
- How long the guarantee is
- How the joint is cleaned and prepared
- Whether they’re fully insured
When it is not the sealant
New sealant can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. Sealant will not put right:
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
- A wall that isn’t a fire-resisting element to begin with
- Fire doors that need new seals, closers or hardware
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work in Rochester
- Linear gaps
- Service penetrations
- Door frames
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
Landlord and commercial work in Rochester
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so the work can be planned room by room. We have worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.