Isle of Wight · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Sandown
Fire-stopping gaps in Sandown need attention? We remove the old material, prepare the joints and seal them properly, and the work is guaranteed for a year.
- Open gaps behind door architraves
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
Fire rated sealant in Sandown, done properly
Bigger jobs can be worked through in stages, flat by flat or floor by floor, with each location and product recorded. That record is useful for your files and for whoever looks at the building next. We are often asked to deal with gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls and seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers, on door frames, flats & HMOs and pipe & cable gaps.
For a pub, café, guest house or shop in or near Sandown, the washrooms and kitchen need the same attention as a big site.
We guarantee the work for a year. If something isn’t right with it in that time, tell us and we will put it right.
- Where
- Sandown (PO36, PO37)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Keeping the joints in good condition
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- File the fire-stopping record where your assessor can find it
- Flag any open gap you spot round a pipe or cable
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
Do not drill through or remove a fire seal without putting it back properly. New services through a sealed wall should include fire stopping in the plan.
Small gaps around services are simple to deal with while there are only a few. Over time, more work adds more holes.
Fire rated sealant in Sandown: local notes
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Sandown, busy months put washrooms and kitchens under pressure, so it’s worth checking the sealant before the busiest weeks. 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.
For buildings such as Christ Church, gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there. Schools such as The Bay Church of England School are buildings too, and service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Sandown is about 10 miles south of Gosport, in the Isle of Wight. We carry out fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Sandown and the surrounding area, as part of our work across the Isle of Wight. We cover 125 towns and villages across the Isle of Wight, from the larger towns to small villages. Our Portsmouth page covers work nearby (11 miles or so).
We cover every part of PO36 and PO37 for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. If you need fire rated sealant at a property on High Street, Nunwell Street and Park Rise or a nearby road, our applicators can take on the job. You’ll find Sandown on the A3055 and A3056, so it’s easy for us to get to. Nearby, we also carry out fire rated sealant in Lake (1 mile south-west), Yaverland (1 mile north-east), Adgestone (1 mile north), Alverstone (1 mile north-west) and Morton (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (7 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north), Cowes (10 miles north-west), Ventnor (5 miles south-west), East Cowes (9 miles north-west) and Oakfield (5 miles north). Sandown is among the bigger towns we cover in the Isle of Wight. For island and remote addresses, the job takes a little more planning.
Landmarks near Sandown
Around Sandown, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Old Comical pub, Sandown Bay Academy and Broadlea Primary School and the streets around them. Sandown has its own railway station: Sandown station. Other landmarks nearby include National Poo Museum (under half a mile south) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (1.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Sandown include Alverstone Mead and Brading Down.
What the job involves on each surface
Door frames
Behind most architraves is a gap between frame and wall. Where it’s open, we seal it to the product’s details for that gap size before the trim goes back.
Masonry and concrete
Preparation counts on brick, block and concrete. We brush and vacuum the gap and use backing where the detail needs it before the sealant goes in.
For landlords and businesses
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance that we can handle for you.
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too in Sandown and across the Isle of Wight. Several sites can be quoted together, and we are fully insured.
When it is not the sealant
Some problems need a builder, plumber or other trade rather than us:
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
- Doors that aren’t fire doors in the first place
- Fire risk assessments, which need a qualified assessor
If in doubt, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we seal
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
- Linear gaps
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Door frames
- Service penetrations
FAQs for Sandown
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Sandown station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. You can phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with the address and a few details, and we will give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Do you take on hotel work around Sandown?
Yes, we work for hotels as well as homes and businesses. Rooms can be done a few at a time, so the building stays open.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes. We cut out all the old sealant and clean the joint.
Do you offer different sealant colours?
Yes. Sealants come in white, clear, grey and other colours, and we agree the colour with you before any work starts.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Every job comes with a 12-month guarantee.
Should I try DIY first?
Sometimes. Preparation is everything: all the old sealant out, and a clean, dry joint. We can always put it right if it fails.
Can you fill the gap behind a fire door frame?
Yes. We seal the gap between the frame and the wall with a suitable fire-rated product. The door leaf and its hardware need a door specialist.
Are you an approved applicator?
Yes. Mr Mastic is an ARBOMaster approved applicator and we’re fully insured too.
Why act early in Sandown
Items left open on a fire risk assessment tend to come back at the next review. Getting them done and written up gives you evidence that the item was dealt with. In an older home around Sandown, damp from a failed joint can get into timber and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than renewing the sealant.
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting. If you’re not sure whether it needs doing, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email for an honest opinion and a quote.
Why us?
- Tidy, careful work
- Fully insured
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- Over 20 years’ experience
Take a look at what affects the cost and our reviews.
What happens on the day
Good joint work is mostly preparation, so that’s where we spend the time. Every joint is cleaned and dried before new material goes in. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. In a smaller place like Sandown, parking is seldom the issue; lanes, gates and long drives are worth mentioning. For outside work, side access and the height of the joints help us plan.
- We begin by agreeing the list of gaps from your assessor’s or designer’s requirements.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed and the gap cleaned.
- The specified fire-rated sealant goes in over any backing its detail requires.
- We hand over a list of locations and products.
How to prepare
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the work area
Get a quote
Need a quote? Please ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details. You’ll know what we plan to do, and what it will cost, before any work begins.
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When to call us in Sandown
Sometimes the wrong product was used from the start: ordinary expanding foam, standard silicone or decorators’ caulk where a fire-rated seal was needed. It may look fine, but it isn’t a fire-rated seal.
The problems people generally mention when they call are:
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
If you let a flat or house near Sandown station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Before you book anyone
- What insurance they hold
- Whether VAT is included
- When the joint can take water or movement
- What product goes in the joint