Kent · England
Fire Rated Sealant in Thanington
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for householders, landlords and businesses in Thanington. Fully insured, ARBOMaster approved and guaranteed for a year.
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
Fire rated sealant around Thanington
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 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 Thanington. For hotels, a room-by-room programme keeps most rooms in use while the work goes on.
Schools such as The Canterbury Primary School are buildings too, and gaps opened by contractors for new cabling are a common finding in schools and offices. For buildings such as Church of St Nicholas, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building.
Thanington is about 1 mile south-west of Wincheap, in Kent. Every kind of property in Thanington can book us for fire rated sealant. The work is guaranteed for a year. Thanington is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our Chelmsford page covers work nearby (41 miles or so).
Here we cover the CT1 and CT2 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Whether your property is on Godwin Road, Bell Avenue and Ashford Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Wincheap (1 mile north-east), Stuppington (1 mile south-east), Harbledown (1 mile north), Canterbury (1 mile north-east) and Upper Harbledown (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (12 miles south-west), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south), Whitstable (6 miles north) and Deal (15 miles east).
Around Thanington
Around Thanington, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Canterbury Academy, Duke's Head Public House and Whitehall Meadows, among other places. The closest station to Thanington is Canterbury East station, roughly 1 mile north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.2 miles north-east) and Canterbury Castle (1 mile north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
About our fire rated sealant in Thanington
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, and we can record what went where. If you have unsealed gaps around fire door frames and damaged fire sealant left by other trades, we can put it right.
If you run a pub, café, guest house or shop in or near Thanington, the washrooms and kitchen need the same attention as a big site, and fire-rated sealant around service openings should be restored after new pipes or cables go through.
Whatever the size of the job, you get the same one-year guarantee in Thanington and across Kent.
- Location
- Thanington (CT1, CT2)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- A clear quote up front
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Places near Thanington
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FAQs for Thanington
I let a flat near Canterbury East station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for landlords and letting agents. You can call 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we’ll give you a fixed price before work begins.
Do you work in hotels near Thanington?
Yes, we work for hotels as well as homes and businesses. Rooms can be done a few at a time, so the building stays open.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes, always, and completely. New silicone does not stick to old silicone, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
Where are you based?
Mr Mastic is based in Crawley. Our applicators cover Thanington, along with the rest of our area.
Can I do it myself?
That depends on the joint. Work at height, movement joints, fire-rated gaps and large areas are best left to a professional, while a short indoor joint may be within reach.
Can ordinary silicone be used in a fire-stopping gap?
No. A gap that needs fire stopping needs a tested fire-rated product.
Is it OK to seal over old sealant?
No, and we never do. It may look fine at first, but the new bead soon lifts. Removing the old sealant completely is the only lasting way.
Do you carry out fire risk assessments?
No, we do not assess buildings. Once you have a specification or action list from your assessor or designer, we can quote for the fire-rated sealant items.
For landlords and businesses
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s easy to sort out between tenants. Several properties can be quoted together.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the address, the job and how access works and we will quote.
The process
Most of a good job is in the preparation, so that is where we spend the time. Joints are cleaned back and dried before anything new goes in. In total, it normally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are. A visit to Thanington is planned like any other: the time, the access and where to park are agreed in advance. Outdoor jobs depend on a dry day, since sealant needs a dry surface.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- We take out any damaged or unsuitable sealant.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- We apply and tool the sealant to the product’s tested detail.
- Locations and products are written up and any gaps unsuitable for sealant are flagged.
How to prepare
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Mention any tricky access
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
How to get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: let us know the job and the location. A few photos by email make the job easier to understand.
Related advice
Surface by surface
Masonry and concrete
Holes through concrete and block are rarely neat. We check the gap size around the service to make sure it suits the product.
Flats and HMOs
Working in occupied flats needs some planning. Access to flats and common areas is agreed in advance to keep disruption down.
Why act early in Thanington
Paying for fire stopping that has to be redone is a false economy. If the details weren’t followed, the seal may need redoing when the building is next checked. In a smaller place like Thanington, wherever a wall is exposed, a failed outside joint is a real source of damp. Inside, a split seal lets water into floors and panels just as it would anywhere.
We don’t show prices on the website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Thanington
- Approved under the ARBOMaster scheme
- Fully insured
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
- Over 20 years’ experience
Read what affects the cost or customer reviews.
Should I try it myself first?
If you do try it yourself, take your time over the preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
The difference is mostly in the preparation and the product. We take joints back to clean, dry surfaces, and the sealant is matched to the joint and its conditions.
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Thanington
Sometimes the wrong product was used from the start: general-purpose foam, everyday silicone or caulk in a place that needed a tested fire seal. It may look fine, but it isn’t a fire-rated seal.
The problems people usually mention when they call are:
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Gaps flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
For landlords with property near Canterbury East station, any gap left by new services in shared walls should be closed with a fire-rated product.
Questions to ask before you book
- When the joint can take water or movement
- Whether VAT is included
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- The length of the guarantee
Keeping the joints in good condition
To keep the joints looking good and working properly:
- Do not fill fire-stopping gaps with ordinary foam or silicone
- Ask which product was used before you paint
- Plan fire stopping into any work that goes through walls or floors
- Keep photos of seals that will be hidden
Include fire stopping in your regular building checks. Watch for cracking, gaps or seals that have been disturbed and get them seen to.
It’s easiest to seal gaps while they’re few and easy to reach. Leave them and each new job adds another hole and the job gets bigger.