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Fire Rated Sealant in Southbourne
Fire rated sealant for Southbourne, by sealant specialists with 20+ years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Linear gaps at the head of walls
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
Workplaces and buildings in Southbourne
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Southbourne, heavy use in the busy months is hard on washroom and kitchen sealant, and any building work there should leave fire-rated joints made good. Workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats in England need a fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, 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.
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as St. John's, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Southbourne Junior School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in.
Southbourne is about 4 miles east of Havant, in West Sussex. Every kind of property in Southbourne is covered for fire rated sealant. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Southbourne is one of them. Portsmouth is on our list too, around 8 miles away.
We work across PO10 for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Lodgebury Close, Manor Road and Northcote Gardens. We also cover Woodmancote (1 mile north), Lumley (1 mile west), Westbourne (1 mile north-west), Emsworth (1 mile west) and Thorney Island (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (11 miles south-east), Chichester (6 miles east), Selsey (10 miles south-east), Portfield (6 miles east), Yapton (13 miles east) and East Wittering (6 miles south).
Around Southbourne
In Southbourne, that means homes and buildings near The Traveller's Joy Public House, Eames Farm and Bourne Community College, among other places. Southbourne has its own railway station: Southbourne station. Well-known places in the area include Warblington Castle (2.5 miles west) and Emsworth Museum (1.3 miles west). Not far away are Stoke Down and Brook Meadow (Emsworth).
How we handle fire rated sealant in Southbourne
We often work from an action list drawn up by a fire risk assessor for buildings in Southbourne. Send us the list or the survey and we will quote for the fire-rated sealant work on it. We work on linear gaps, service penetrations and door frames, and the jobs we see most are gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs and holes left by a change of layout.
In a smaller place like Southbourne, commercial jobs tend to be smaller buildings: a pub, a surgery, a school, a shop or a few business units. Each needs the same care with its sealant as any larger building.
Our work is backed for twelve months.
- Location
- Southbourne (PO10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Southbourne
Gaps around door frames are easily missed. The gap between the frame and the wall is hidden behind the architrave, so it’s easy to leave unsealed when doors are changed.
Most people get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Fire seals that have cracked with movement
Letting a property close to Southbourne station? Then any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Questions to ask before booking
- How long to leave it before use
- How the colour is chosen
- Is VAT in the price?
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
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. In an older home around Southbourne, damp from a failed joint can get into timber and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than renewing the sealant.
Rather than a set price list, we price the job in front of us: the amount of work, the old material and the access. The price is agreed before we begin.
What you get with us
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Full insurance on every job
- Old sealant always removed completely
- We leave the area clean and tidy
Read our cost guide and what customers say.
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Common questions in Southbourne
Do you cover Southbourne for fire rated sealant?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Southbourne is part of that. Just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with a few details of the job.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Southbourne station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for, and several properties can go on one quote. You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the details for a clear quote.
Where do you work from?
Our base is in Crawley, West Sussex, and we cover South East England, London and all of Scotland.
Do you seal gaps around fire door frames?
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.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Always. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, and it’s something we never do.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured for every job we do.
What does fire rated sealant cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: its size, the old material, access and the product needed. We agree the price before any work begins.
How long will you be here?
As a guide, most jobs take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Bigger jobs take longer, and we will tell you how long to expect.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Southbourne
For anyone letting property in or around Southbourne, jobs at different addresses can be quoted together. Send us the addresses and the work at each.
Landlords and letting agents in Southbourne can book us as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants keeps a property looking cared for before the next move-in.
Aftercare tips
Simple care keeps the joints in good condition. We recommend:
- Check whether a sealant can be painted before decorating over it
- Look in service cupboards and ceiling voids from time to time
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
- Get damaged fire seals looked at promptly
Avoid covering a sealed gap with anything that isn’t part of the tested detail. If it needs repair, use the same type of product. We can tell you which product we used.
An open gap is not only a fire issue: they also let noise, draughts and sometimes pests through. Sealing them early helps on every front.
The process
On the day, we look over the joints with you first, so there are no surprises. We protect the surfaces around the joints before any work begins. The work normally takes a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building. Parking around Southbourne is generally easier than in a town centre, but mention any lanes, gates or long drives. If the job is outside, tell us about side access and how high the joints are.
- Before starting, we go through the specification or action list with you.
- Each gap is measured and its substrate and service noted.
- 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
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Tell us if parking is tricky
- Plan for the work area to be out of bounds to pets and children
How to get a quote
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know the job and the location and its rough size. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we will come back to you with a quote.
Related advice
Can I do it myself?
The biggest DIY mistake is sealing over old sealant. New silicone won’t bond to old, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. Joints are cleaned back to sound surfaces and dried, and the sealant is chosen for how the joint moves and where it is, then guaranteed for a year.
Quotes for fire rated sealant in Southbourne
Call for a quick quote. What matters most is:
- How many areas need sealing
- Whether the work is at height
- The product the joint needs
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, any mould to treat, and whether the work is at height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in contact, it helps to mention:
- Whether it has been sealed before
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- A few pictures by email, if you can
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
For a quote, ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us where the job is and what the problem looks like. You will have a clear quote before work begins.