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Fire-rated sealant in Shalfleet, Isle of Wight
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for homes and businesses in Shalfleet and across the Isle of Wight. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
Different surfaces, different methods
Service penetrations
Different services need different details: metal pipes, cables and plastic pipes aren’t treated the same. Each one is sealed to the product’s tested detail.
Flats and HMOs
Flats and HMOs rely on fire separation between homes and the common parts. We work through the gaps on your assessment.
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Shalfleet
Filling a fire-stopping gap with standard silicone or caulk does not make it fire-rated. Anything unsuitable comes out first and reseal with a fire-rated product tested for that kind of gap. If you have gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls and linear gaps at the head of walls, we can help, whatever the surface.
In a village or hamlet like Shalfleet, commercial work is more likely to be a pub, a farm shop, holiday lets or a village hall than an office block. They all have washrooms, kitchens and service openings that need the right sealant.
Your job is guaranteed for a year, as with all our work.
- Where
- Shalfleet (PO30)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We take into account:
- The number and length of the joints
- How many areas need sealing
- Whether the work is at height
- How much old sealant there is and how hard it is to remove
The cost depends on the size of the job, how much old material has to come out and access to the work. We give a clear quote before work begins.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can tell us:
- How we’d reach the joints
- The address or postcode of the job
- Whether it has been sealed before
- Whether it’s a home or a business
Want a quote for fire rated sealant? Please call 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details. We will explain what we’d do and give you a clear quote before any work starts.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Shalfleet
We also work for businesses, from offices to washrooms and kitchens. For commercial premises, we can talk through working times when we quote.
Hotels need rooms back in use, so the work can be planned room by room around your bookings where we can. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes and businesses.
What we do, step by step
All our tools and materials come with us in the van, so there’s nothing for you to buy. Once we have agreed what’s being done, we protect the area and start. Most jobs take from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. In a small place like Shalfleet, access is usually the main thing to plan. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- 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.
- The specified fire-rated sealant goes in over any backing its detail requires.
- We hand over a list of locations and products.
Getting ready for the visit
- For business premises, tell us about site rules or sign-in
- Mention any tricky access
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
Getting a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is, and email photos if that is easy.
Advice
Workplaces and buildings in Shalfleet
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Shalfleet, 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, which is often where open fire-stopping gaps are first noticed. We work to the specification you’re given, installing the product to its tested details.
If you look after a building such as Shalfleet Church of England Primary School, gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices. If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of St. Michael the Archangel, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building.
Shalfleet is about 5 miles west of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Across the PO30 area, our applicators can take on fire rated sealant. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, Shalfleet among them. Our Southampton page covers work nearby (15 miles or so).
Our applicators cover all of the PO30 postcode area for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. Whether your property is on Scotts Close, Warlands Lane and Fleet Way or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out fire rated sealant in Cranmore (1 mile north-west), Hamstead (1 mile north-west), Bouldnor (3 miles west), Yarmouth (3 miles west) and Thorns Beach (5 miles north). Further out, we also cover Newport (5 miles east), Ryde (11 miles east), Cowes (6 miles north-east), Sandown (12 miles east), Shanklin (12 miles south-east) and Ventnor (12 miles south-east). For island and remote addresses, the job takes a little more planning.
What’s near Shalfleet
Typical jobs here are in homes near New Inn. Other landmarks nearby include Calbourne Water Mill And Rural Museum (1.4 miles south) and St Mary's Hospital (5.2 miles east). Open spaces near Shalfleet include Boldre Foreshore and Westover Down.
What else we do in Shalfleet
Can I do it myself?
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the 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.
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. Where it goes wrong is sealing over the old bead, working on a wet joint or overloading the gap.
Keeping the joints in good condition
A little care helps the new joints last. Our advice:
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Include fire stopping when you schedule refits
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
Look at the sealed gaps as part of your routine walk-rounds. Watch for cracking, gaps or seals that have been disturbed and have them put right.
Small gaps around services are simple to deal with while there are only a few. Over time, more work adds more holes and the job gets bigger.
When it is not the sealant
New sealant cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It will not solve:
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
If in doubt, phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we seal
- Service penetrations
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Door frames
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
- Linear gaps
Shalfleet questions
What guarantee comes with fire rated sealant in Shalfleet?
Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee, wherever it is. We are also fully insured and ARBOMaster approved.
Will you come out to Shalfleet?
Yes. Shalfleet is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do the sealants smell?
It depends on the product. Some products have a noticeable smell, others very little.
How long does fire rated sealant take?
A typical job takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are, including preparation and clearing up. Your quote will say how long we expect yours to take.
Can you give us a record of the work?
Yes. Every gap we seal is listed with the product used.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No. New silicone won’t bond to old silicone, and it traps any mould or water underneath. It all has to come out first.
Where are you based?
We work from Crawley. Our applicators cover Shalfleet, along with the rest of our area.
Do you certify the fire stopping?
That isn’t something we state or certify. Your specification sets the requirement, and we fit a product whose tested details meet it with a record of each location.