Isle of Wight · England
Southford Fire Rated Sealant
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for homes and businesses in Southford and across the Isle of Wight. ARBOMaster approved applicators, fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
Fire rated sealant in Southford, done properly
We can work through a building room by room or floor by floor. That record is useful for your files and for whoever looks at the building next. Typical jobs include gaps left after a refit or conversion and joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey, across service penetrations, flats & HMOs and linear gaps.
If you have holiday lets, a converted barn used for business or a community building near Southford, washroom and kitchen sealant and any fire-rated joints need the same attention as anywhere.
Each job carries a 12-month guarantee, large or small.
- Where
- Southford (PO38)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quote
- A clear price before we start
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What fire rated sealant looks like in Southford
If you run a hotel, guest house or holiday let in a coastal place like Southford, 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. 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.
Community buildings like Church of St. Mary and St. Radegund are part of the picture too: gaps around pipes and cables are worth checking after any building work there. If you let a flat or house near Shanklin station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Southford is about 6 miles south of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. For fire rated sealant in and around Southford, please ring 0345 464 0079 or email us for a quick quote. We cover the Isle of Wight from our Crawley base, Southford included. Southford is one of 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight we cover. Our Portsmouth page covers work nearby.
Postcode districts we cover here for fire rated sealant: PO38. If you’re just outside Southford, we cover Bierley (1 mile south-west), Nettlecombe (1 mile south-east), Godshill (2 miles north), Wroxall (2 miles east) and Sandford (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Newport (6 miles north), Ryde (9 miles north-east), Cowes (10 miles north), Sandown (6 miles north-east), Shanklin (4 miles east) and Ventnor (3 miles east). Remote and island addresses need a little more planning, so please mention your location when you call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
What’s near Southford
We work in homes and buildings around The White Horse Inn, among other places. Southford’s nearest station is Shanklin station, roughly 4.5 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Blackgang Sawmill Museum (2.2 miles south-west) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (4.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Southford includes Stenbury Down.
Towns and villages near Southford
Also in Southford
Landlords, agents and businesses in Southford
For anyone letting property in or around Southford, jobs at different addresses can go on one quote. Just tell us the addresses and what each one needs, and pictures by email help.
Whether it’s one flat or a portfolio, the work is the same standard: old sealant fully removed, joints prepared properly and a 12-month guarantee.
How to look after the new joints
After the cure time, these simple habits help:
- File the fire-stopping record where your assessor can find it
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- Take pictures of fire stopping before ceilings or boxing go back
- Do not paint over fire sealant until it has cured
Do not add foam, filler or ordinary sealant over a fire seal. Repairs should use a matching fire-rated product. Ask us if you’re not sure which product was used.
An open gap is not only a fire issue: they also let noise, draughts and sometimes pests through. Dealing with them early helps with all of these.
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
We don’t publish a price list. What we look at:
- The number and length of the joints
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- Which sealant suits the joint
- Mould in or behind the old joints
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.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, let us know:
- If it’s domestic, commercial or a hotel
- Access, such as stairs, a lift or height
- A few pictures by email, if you can
- Whether it has been sealed before
To get a quote, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email with the location and a short description of the problem. You will have a clear quote before any work starts.
Should I try it myself first?
Overfilling a joint is a classic DIY mistake. A thick, smeared bead looks untidy and doesn’t move well, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
If you’ve already had a go yourself, that’s fine. We cut it out and start again, so tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
How the visit works
We work through the job in order: protect, prepare, seal, tidy. Typically it takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. For a village or hamlet like Southford, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. Everything for the job comes with us, so a second trip is avoided 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.
- Dust and loose debris are cleaned from each gap.
- We apply and tool the sealant to the product’s tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
Get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every job is different. Instead, we give you a clear quote for your job. To get started, call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Southford questions
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Shanklin station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us about the property, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Is Southford within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Do I need to be at home?
That depends on where the joints are. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in, while outside work can sometimes be arranged differently.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
An intumescent material expands when it’s heated. Many fire-rated sealants work this way, but not all and which one is used depends on the job.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. We hold ARBOMaster approved applicator status.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes, always, and completely. New sealant will not bond properly to old, so the joint is cleaned back first.
Do you do fire sealant around door frames?
Yes. We seal the gap between the frame and the wall with a suitable fire-rated product, to the product’s details. The door, its seals and closer are for a door specialist.
How long does the job take?
That depends on how much there is to do, but as a guide it takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
Why deal with it now?
An open gap in a fire-resisting wall is a route for smoke and fire. Sealing it properly restores what the wall was there to do, and the work involved is often modest. Around Southford, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, and water through a failed joint can rot timber if it’s left.
Every job is a little different, so each one gets its own quote. Size, access and the product the joint needs all play a part, and we’ll explain the quote if you ask.
Why book with us
- Arbo and Everbuild products
- We never seal over old sealant
- An ARBOMaster approved applicator
- Every job guaranteed for a year
Take a look at our cost guide and our reviews.
What the job involves on each surface
Door frames
The gap between a door frame and the wall around it needs sealing as well as the door itself. We fill it with a fire-rated product suited to the materials either side.
Masonry and concrete
For masonry and concrete, we use a product tested in that substrate. We clean out dust and debris before sealing so the sealant bonds.