Isle of Wight · England
Shanklin Fire Rated Sealant
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for Shanklin, backed by a one-year guarantee. Ask us for a quote.
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
About our fire rated sealant in Shanklin
Intumescent sealant looks much like any other sealant until it gets hot; in a fire it expands into the joint. Which product suits a gap depends on its width, the materials either side and what runs through it, so we work to the manufacturer’s details. We are often asked to deal with open holes round services passing through fire walls and ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed, across pipe & cable gaps, door frames and flats & HMOs.
If you run a pub, café, guest house or shop in or near Shanklin, its washrooms and kitchen need the same sealant care as any big building, and fire-rated sealant around service openings should be restored after new pipes or cables go through.
Each job carries a 12-month guarantee.
- Where
- Shanklin (PO37, PO36)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Surface by surface
Plasterboard walls
In plasterboard walls, the condition of the board edge matters. Crumbling edges are cleaned back before the sealant goes in.
Masonry and concrete
Holes through concrete and block are rarely neat. We measure the gap at its widest point against the product’s tested range.
Leave it or put it right?
Doing it once, properly, beats doing it twice. Work that does not follow the tested detail may have to come out again when the building is next checked. In a smaller place like Shanklin, wherever a wall is exposed, a failed outside joint is a real source of damp. Indoors, a failed seal lets water into floors and panels as it would anywhere.
Rather than a set price list, we price the job in front of us: the amount of work, the old material and the access. You’ll know the price before we begin.
Why Shanklin clients choose us
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- Full insurance on every job
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- More than 20 years in sealant work
Read what affects the cost or our reviews.
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
Your quote is based on your job. We look at:
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
- Whether the work is at height
- How many areas need sealing
- The old material and how stubborn it is
A failed joint rarely gets cheaper to fix by waiting. If you are unsure, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email for an honest opinion and a quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos help, but a description is a good start. Try to tell us:
- Any previous sealing or DIY work
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- Roughly how big the job is
Need a quote? Please ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the job. We’ll explain what we’d do and send you a clear quote before work begins.
Work for landlords, hotels and businesses
Housing providers, facilities teams and property managers book us too. We can quote a run of properties together, and we’re fully insured.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy. Several properties can go on one quote.
What we are called out for in Shanklin
A lot of fire stopping is out of sight: in ceiling voids, service risers and behind boxing. Out of view, damage sits unnoticed until someone inspects.
Look out for these signs:
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
Rented homes near Shanklin station change hands often, and any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the sealant suits the joint
- How much experience the applicator has
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- Whether they’re fully insured
Your questions about fire rated sealant in Shanklin
Do you take on hotel work around Shanklin?
Yes, we work for hotels as well as homes and businesses. A room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
I let a flat near Shanklin station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as householders. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the address and what needs doing, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
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 will quote for the sealant work on it.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on where the joints are. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in, while outside work can sometimes be arranged differently.
Can I do it myself?
You can, for simple jobs. Preparation is everything: all the old sealant out, and a clean, dry joint. If it doesn’t work out, we can redo it.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured.
How long does fire rated sealant take?
That depends on how much there is to do, but most jobs take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. We will give you a better idea when we quote.
Is it messy?
No. We protect the surfaces around the joints, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
Fire rated sealant in Shanklin: local notes
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Shanklin, 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.
Community buildings like St. Paul's Church are part of the picture too: service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building. Managing a site like St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy? Then gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
Shanklin is about 6 miles south of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Wherever you are in the PO37 postcode area, we can carry out fire rated sealant at your property. Shanklin is one of 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight where we work for fire rated sealant. We also work in Portsmouth, around 13 miles away.
We work across the PO37 and PO36 postcode area for fire rated sealant. We cover properties on High Street, Church Road and Regent Street and the roads around them. You will find Shanklin on the A3020 and A3055, so it’s easy for us to get to with everything needed for fire rated sealant. We also cover the places around Shanklin: Luccombe Village (1 mile south), Lake (1 mile north), Sandown (2 miles north-east), Queen's Bower (2 miles north) and Alverstone (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Newport (7 miles north-west), Ryde (6 miles north), Cowes (10 miles north-west), Ventnor (3 miles south-west), East Cowes (10 miles north-west) and Oakfield (6 miles north). As one of the bigger places in the Isle of Wight, Shanklin has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind. Remote and island addresses need a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote.
Landmarks near Shanklin
Around Shanklin, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Falcon pub and Sandown Bay Academy. There’s a railway station in Shanklin itself: Shanklin station. Well-known places in the area include Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (less than half a mile north) and Rylstone Manor (less than half a mile south). For a walk, there’s Alverstone Mead and St Boniface Down.
Also near Shanklin
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Can I do it myself?
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that’s fine. We remove it and do the joint properly, so just mention it when you contact us.
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: remove every trace of old sealant, clean and dry the joint, and follow the product’s cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
What we do, step by step
We work through the job in order: protect, prepare, seal, tidy. Typically it takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are and we leave things clean and tidy. For a job in Shanklin, we agree the time, the access and parking before the day. If the work is outside, the weather plays a part, as sealant needs a dry surface.
- Before starting, we go through the specification or action list with you.
- We measure every gap and note what it’s in and what passes through.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed and the faces cleaned.
- We fit backing where needed and apply the fire-rated sealant to depth.
- Every location is recorded with the product used for your files.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in or site rules at work premises
- Mention any parking rules near the property
- Tell us about any water getting in
Get a quote
A good description makes for an accurate quote. Tell us where the job is, what’s wrong and how much there is.