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Ruckinge Fire Rated Sealant
Fire rated sealant in Ruckinge from a team with over 20 years’ experience. 180+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9 rating.
- New service routes left unsealed after building work
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Ruckinge
Later work by other trades often breaks through fire stopping, especially in flats, HMOs, offices and schools. One new cable or pipe can leave a gap that nobody goes back to seal. Those are the gaps we close, using a tested fire-rated product. If you have open gaps behind door architraves and standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap, we can help, on plasterboard & masonry, door frames and flats & HMOs alike.
For holiday lets, converted business premises or a community building near Ruckinge, washroom and kitchen sealant and any fire-rated joints need the same attention as anywhere.
All of our work is guaranteed for twelve months, in Ruckinge and everywhere else we cover.
- Where
- Ruckinge (TN26)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Ruckinge questions
Will you come out to Ruckinge?
Yes, we do. We work across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Ham Street station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can be quoted together. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with the details for a clear quote.
Does someone need to be in?
We need access to the joints, so we will agree that with you when we book. Indoors, that usually means someone at home.
Is standard sealant good enough for a fire gap?
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.
What do you put in the joint?
Quality sealants from brands including Arbo and Everbuild, picked for each joint. We will tell you what we are using and why.
Do you provide details of the products used?
Yes. Every gap we seal is listed with the product used.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint.
Can you tell me which gaps need fire stopping?
No, assessment is not 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.
Landlord and commercial work in Ruckinge
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too. We can quote a run of properties together, and we’re fully insured for the work.
Landlords and agents in Ruckinge can book us as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants keeps a property looking cared for.
Should I try it myself first?
A careful DIYer can reseal a simple joint, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
If you are set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we go over the finished joints with you. The visit itself normally takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building, depending on the size of the job. In a small place like Ruckinge, access is generally the main thing to plan. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- Before starting, we go through the specification or action list with you.
- Each gap is measured and its substrate and service noted.
- Unsuitable material such as ordinary foam or silicone is cut out and the faces cleaned.
- We fit backing where needed and apply the fire-rated sealant to depth.
- We hand over a list of locations and products.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Clear items away from the joints we’re working on
How to get a quote
Need a quote? Please call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details. We’ll explain what we’d do and give you a clear quote before any work starts.
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What sealant work cannot fix
A few problems are outside what sealant work can do:
- Openings too large for sealant, which need batts, boards or another system
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
If in doubt, call 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What we seal
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Flats & HMOs
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Service penetrations
How we quote for fire rated sealant
Jobs vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- How much there is to do
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- When we can work, for business premises
We don’t show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, let us know:
- How many joints, rooms or windows are involved
- Photos by email, if that is easy
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- The address or postcode of the job
For a quote, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with the location and a short description of the problem. We’ll give you a clear price before any work starts.
How the job changes by surface
Door frames
We deal with the gap around the frame, not the door. Doors, seals and closers are for a door specialist.
Masonry and concrete
Brick, block and concrete walls and floors are sealed with products tested in masonry. We clean out dust and debris before sealing so the sealant bonds.
Nearby places to Ruckinge
Also in Ruckinge
What fire rated sealant looks like in Ruckinge
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 apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
Community buildings like Church of St Mary Magdalene are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
Ruckinge is about 5 miles south of Ashford, in Kent. We carry out fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Ruckinge and nearby, as part of our work across Kent. We cover 922 towns and villages across Kent, large and small. Crawley is on our list too, around 47 miles away.
We cover every part of the TN26 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Fire rated sealant is available to properties on Oak Ridge and Hamstreet Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Ruckinge include Hamstreet (1 mile west), Stone Cross (2 miles north), Orlestone (2 miles north-west), Bromley Green (3 miles north-west) and Kenardington (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (5 miles north), Folkestone (12 miles east), Hythe (8 miles east), Hawkinge (12 miles east), Tenterden (9 miles west) and Cheriton (11 miles east).
What’s near Ruckinge
The nearest railway station is Ham Street station, roughly 1.5 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find William Harvey Hospital (5.3 miles north). Open spaces near Ruckinge include Orlestone Forest.
When to call us in Ruckinge
Sealant applied too thin, without the backing its detail needs, or onto dust won’t perform as it was tested. Rushed fire stopping is common.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Holes left by a change of layout
For landlords with property near Ham Street station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Comparing quotes
- The length of the guarantee
- How much experience the applicator has
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it