Essex · England
Start Hill Fire Rated Sealant
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Start Hill. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
Start Hill: your questions answered
Do you work in hotels near Start Hill?
Yes, hotels and guest houses are among the places we work. Rooms can be done a few at a time, so the building stays open.
Do you work for landlords with property near Bishops Stortford station?
Yes, we work for landlords and agents. Just call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us about the property, and we will send you a clear quote.
What should I tell you?
A short description and the location, plus photos if you have them. If we need more, we will ask.
Do you hold any approvals?
Yes. We are approved under the ARBOMaster scheme, the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes: twelve months. If anything isn’t right with the work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
Where are you based?
We are a Crawley-based firm, with over 20 years’ experience. Our area covers South East England, London and Scotland.
Which products do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, chosen to suit the joint. We will tell you what we are using and why.
Can I choose the sealant colour?
Yes. Sealants come in white, clear, grey and other colours, and we’ll agree it with you first.
Fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Start Hill
Where services or frames pass through a fire-resisting wall or floor, the gap around them needs a fire-rated seal. Each gap is sealed to the product maker’s tested detail for its size and substrate. Typical jobs include sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list and gaps around pipes and cables through fire-resisting walls, across service penetrations, flats & HMOs and linear gaps.
Work in a small place like Start Hill is planned ahead, journey included, so the job can fit around bookings, guests or opening times where possible.
We stand behind the work with a 12-month guarantee, so you’re covered after we’ve gone.
- Where
- Start Hill (CM22)
- Region
- Essex
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
If an assessor has flagged gaps, it makes sense to close them before the next review. Having them sealed and recorded now means you can show the action was taken. In a small place like Start Hill, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
There are no prices on our website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we will talk you through it.
Why Start Hill clients choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- Old sealant always removed completely
See what affects the cost and our reviews.
What happens on the day
We work through the job in order: protection first, then preparation, sealing and a tidy-up. Typically it takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access. Somewhere like Start Hill needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- 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.
- 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
- On commercial sites, let us know about site rules
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Mention any parking rules near the property
How to get a quote
We quote each job on its own. Simply ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and describe the job and send pictures if you have them.
Related advice
Workplaces and buildings in Start Hill
Workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats in England need a fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, 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. There are hotels and other places to stay in and around Start Hill. For hotels, a room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
If you look after a building such as Birchwood High School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in. Letting a property close to Bishops Stortford station? Then fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Start Hill is about 2 miles east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Every kind of property in Start Hill can book us for fire rated sealant. Every job comes with our 12-month guarantee. Start Hill is one of 644 towns and villages in Essex we cover for fire rated sealant. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 15 miles from Start Hill.
Here we cover the CM22 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Streets in the area include Start Hill and Provenance Close, all of which we cover. Other places close to Start Hill include Bedlar's Green (1 mile south), Takeley Street (2 miles east), Burton End (2 miles north), Takeley (2 miles east) and Smith's Green (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (15 miles south-east), Braintree (15 miles east), Harlow (8 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (11 miles north), Waltham Abbey (15 miles south-west) and Great Dunmow (6 miles east).
Near you in Start Hill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Three Willows pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bishops Stortford station, roughly 1.9 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find House On The Hill Toy Museum (2.4 miles north) and Moated mound (4.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Portingbury Hills and Rushy Mead.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Start Hill
Hotels need rooms back in use, so we plan the work room by room. We’ve worked in hotels as well as homes 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.
Looking after it afterwards
No joint lasts for ever, but care makes a real difference. Our tips:
- Make resealing part of every contractor’s brief
- Take pictures of fire stopping before ceilings or boxing go back
- Look in service cupboards and ceiling voids from time to time
- Do not fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
Leave the sealant to cure fully before painting near it. Not every fire-rated sealant takes paint, so ask us which we used.
Leave a fire-stopping gap open and smoke can move through the building much more easily. Sealing it early is a simple step to take.
What sealant work cannot fix
We’ll always be straight with you, so here’s what sealant cannot fix:
- Certifying a building or signing off its fire safety
- Deciding what fire stopping a building needs
- Openings too large for sealant, which need batts, boards or another system
Not sure which it is? You can phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Service penetrations
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
- Door frames
Nearby places to Start Hill
Also in Start Hill
DIY versus a professional finish
Sealing over old silicone is the commonest DIY error. Silicone does not stick to old silicone, so it peels away and traps moisture behind it. All the old material has to come out first.
Too much sealant is as bad as too little. A heavy bead looks messy and copes badly with movement, and the joint depth matters as much as the finish.
Different surfaces, different methods
Flats and HMOs
Working in occupied flats needs some planning. Access to flats and common areas is agreed in advance so residents know what to expect.
Linear gaps
Linear gaps run along the head of walls, at floor edges and between panels. They’re sealed with a fire-rated sealant over backing where the detail calls for it.