Wokingham · England
Ruscombe Fire Rated Sealant
We cover Ruscombe for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old sealant removed completely, joints prepared properly and every job guaranteed for a year.
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
What we’re called out for in Ruscombe
Door frames are a common weak spot. The architrave hides the gap between frame and wall, so it’s easy to leave unsealed when doors are changed.
The most common problems we see are:
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Polehampton Church of England Junior School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Before you book anyone
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Whether all the old sealant comes out first
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
Fire rated sealant in Ruscombe
We can work through a building room by room or floor by floor, noting the locations and products as we go. It gives you a list to keep with the building’s fire safety documents. We work on plasterboard & masonry, door frames and flats & HMOs, and people most often call us about fire stopping disturbed by later work and joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey.
For holiday lets, converted business premises or a community building near Ruscombe, washroom and kitchen sealant and any fire-rated joints need the same attention as anywhere.
You are covered for a year from the day we finish. If anything is not right with it, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us.
- Place
- Ruscombe (RG10)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
When something else is needed
A few problems are outside what sealant work can do:
- Large holes that need a different fire-stopping system
- Fire doors that need new seals, closers or hardware
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
What we seal
- Linear gaps
- Service penetrations
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Door frames
- Flats & HMOs
What happens on the day
There’s no need to move everything out, just the space around the work. We protect the rest, and the job takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access for a typical job. Somewhere like Ruscombe needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- We plan the order of work and access, floor by floor or flat by flat.
- 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.
- Locations and products are written up and any gaps unsuitable for sealant are flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Let us know about stairs, lifts or work at height
- Tell us about any previous sealing or DIY attempts
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list. Instead, we give you a clear quote for your job. To get started, ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
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FAQs for Ruscombe
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Twyford station?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the property, and we will give you a clear price.
Will you come out to Ruscombe?
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.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured for domestic and commercial work.
Where is Mr Mastic based?
We are based in Crawley, West Sussex, and we work across South East England, London and Scotland.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We hold ARBOMaster approved applicator status and we are fully insured too.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
Ratings and certification sit with the product’s test evidence and whoever specified the work. We apply the specified product to the manufacturer’s details and giving you a record of where it went.
Can new sealant go over the old?
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.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
Most of the time, yes. We’ll explain which colours are available.
What fire rated sealant looks like in Ruscombe
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 are given, installing the product to its tested details.
Community buildings like Church of St James are part of the picture too: service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building. Letting a property close to Twyford station? Then any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Ruscombe is about 3 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. Whether you’re in the middle of Ruscombe or further out, fire rated sealant is available for homes and businesses alike. Ruscombe is one of 35 places in Wokingham we cover. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 6 miles from Ruscombe.
Here we cover the RG10 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Local streets include London Road, Milton Way and Highgrove Place, and we cover them all. Main roads around Ruscombe include the A3032, which makes travel easy. Other places close to Ruscombe include Twyford (1 mile south-west), Hare Hatch (1 mile north-east), Charvil (1 mile west), Whistley Green (1 mile south) and The Holt (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Reading (6 miles south-west), Wokingham (5 miles south), Woodley (3 miles south-west), Earley (5 miles south-west), Crowthorne (8 miles south) and Lower Earley (5 miles south-west).
What’s near Ruscombe
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Golden Cross pub, Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School and The Piggott School, among other places. The closest station to Ruscombe is Twyford station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west. A little further out are Royal Berkshire Hospital (4.9 miles south-west) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Alder Moors and Weycock Hill.
What happens if it’s left?
Paying for fire stopping that has to be redone is a false economy. Work that doesn’t follow the tested detail may have to come out again when the building is next checked. Older cottages and farmhouses around Ruscombe can have timber floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
Instead of a standard rate, we look at what your job involves: how many joints, what’s in them now and how we reach them. You will know the price before we begin.
Why book with us
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- More than 20 years in sealant work
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
Take a look at our cost guide and customer reviews.
Should I try it myself first?
A DIY attempt doesn’t rule out a professional job. We remove it and do the joint properly.
If you’re 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 doesn’t work out, we can still put it right.
Different surfaces, different methods
Linear gaps
Head-of-wall gaps are often hidden above suspended ceilings. We work along the whole run.
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.
Towns and villages near Ruscombe
What else we do in Ruscombe
For landlords and businesses
We work for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. Resealing between tenancies is a simple way to keep a property in good order before the next move-in.
From a single let to a portfolio, the work is the same standard: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.