Oxfordshire · England
Stoke Row Fire Rated Sealant
We cover Stoke Row for intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations. Old sealant removed completely, joints prepared properly and a one-year guarantee.
- Unsealed gaps around fire door frames
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
Stoke Row questions
Will you come out to Stoke Row?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What guarantee comes with fire rated sealant in Stoke Row?
All our work, in Stoke Row and everywhere else, comes with a 12-month guarantee. We’re also fully insured and ARBOMaster approved.
Should I try DIY first?
For a simple, easy-to-reach joint, a careful DIYer can do a reasonable job. Most DIY failures come from sealing over old material, wet joints or too much sealant.
Can new sealant go over the old?
No, and we never do. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new layer lifts away from the old one. The old sealant has to come out completely.
What’s the difference between intumescent and fire-rated sealant?
Intumescent describes a material that swells in heat. Intumescent sealants are a type of fire-rated sealant, and the choice depends on the gap.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. ARBOMaster is the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants, and we’re part of it.
I’m a tenant. Can you help?
Yes, though it’s best to check with your landlord first. Landlords are often happy for the work to be arranged.
Is there any odour?
It depends on the product. Some smell for a while, some hardly at all.
Fire rated sealant in Stoke Row, done properly
Landlords, managing agents and facilities teams use us for the sealant items on a fire risk assessment for buildings in Stoke Row. Send us the list or the survey and we will quote for the fire-rated sealant work on it. If you’re dealing with gaps left after a refit or conversion and gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated, we can put it right, whatever the surface.
If you have holiday lets, a converted barn used for business or a community building near Stoke Row, washroom and kitchen sealant and any fire-rated joints need the same attention as anywhere.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If there’s a problem with it, please ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
- Location
- Stoke Row (RG9, RG8)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
When to call us in Stoke Row
If the sealant is too shallow, has the wrong backing or sits on a dusty surface, it isn’t installed as tested. Rushed fire stopping is common, especially where it was squeezed in at the end of a project.
The problems people normally mention when they call are:
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of St John the Evangelist, older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
What your quote should include
- What happens if the job turns out different
- When the joint can take water or movement
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- Are they insured?
Also near Stoke Row
Other services in Stoke Row
What the job involves on each surface
Service penetrations
Service penetrations are where new gaps often appear. Old or unsuitable filler comes out before the right sealant goes in.
Flats and HMOs
Converted houses often have gaps around old and new services. We seal the ones on your specification with a tested product and record where they are.
When it is not the sealant
It helps to know what we cannot do:
- Issuing a fire rating or certificate for a building
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Assessing a building’s fire safety
Not sure which it is? You can phone 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Door frames
- Linear gaps
- Service penetrations
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Flats & HMOs
Can I do it myself?
Not every job suits DIY: high-level joints, fire-rated gaps, external movement joints and big jobs call for the right materials, safe access and experience.
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.
What we do, step by step
We keep the work tidy and contained to the joints we are treating. Expect the work to take a few hours for a handful of gaps, and longer for a whole building, and we tell you how long to leave it before we go. Somewhere like Stoke Row needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. Everything for the job comes with us, so a second trip is avoided where possible.
- We start with the survey or action list, checking the size and surfaces of every gap.
- We remove any old or unsuitable filler and clean the gap.
- We put in whatever backing or fill the product detail specifies.
- We apply the fire-rated or intumescent sealant to the specified depth and tool it.
- Locations and products are noted so you have them on file.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as stairs, a lift or high-level joints
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
Get a quote
Need a quote? Please ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details. We will explain what we’d do and give you a clear quote before work begins.
Advice
Aftercare tips
To keep the joints looking good and working properly:
- Tell trades working in the building that fire seals must be put back
- Plan fire stopping into any work that goes through walls or floors
- Don’t paint over fire sealant until it has cured
- Flag any open gap you spot round a pipe or cable
Keep the record we give you with the building’s fire safety documents. It helps whoever checks the building next.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Over time, more work adds more holes and the job gets bigger.
Workplaces and buildings in Stoke Row
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 apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
Schools such as Stoke Row Church of England School are buildings too, and gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices.
Stoke Row is about 6 miles north-west of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in RG9, we cover fire rated sealant for homes and businesses. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Stoke Row among them. For nearby work, see our Reading page, about 7 miles away.
All of RG9 and RG8 is covered for fire rated sealant. We cover properties on Main Street, Nottwood Lane and Busgrove Lane and the roads around them. If you’re just outside Stoke Row, we cover Checkendon (1 mile west), Heath End (2 miles north-west), Hook End (2 miles south-west), Nuffield (2 miles north) and Gallowstree Common (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Didcot (11 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (5 miles east), Benson (6 miles north-west) and Chinnor (11 miles north-east).
Near you in Stoke Row
In Stoke Row, that means homes and buildings near Cherry Tree Public House. For a walk, there’s Warburg Nature Reserve.
What affects the quote in Stoke Row
The price is agreed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The product the joint needs
- When we can work, for business premises
- How many areas need sealing
- Whether there’s mould to deal with
The cost reflects the work involved, not guesswork. That is why we ask a few questions first and send you a clear quote before we start.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just tell us:
- How we’d reach the joints
- If someone has resealed it before
- Where the property is
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know the job and the location, and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we will take it from there.