Hertfordshire · England
Fire-rated sealant in Uppend, Hertfordshire
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for Uppend, backed by a one-year guarantee. Call for a quick quote.
- Unsealed gaps where pipes and cables go through a wall
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Ordinary sealant used where a fire-rated product was needed
How we handle fire rated sealant in Uppend
Later work by other trades often breaks through fire stopping, especially in flats, HMOs, offices and schools. One new cable or pipe can leave a gap that nobody goes back to seal. We seal them with a product tested for that kind of gap. We work on plasterboard & masonry, linear gaps and door frames, and common reasons people get in touch are open joints along the top of partitions and open gaps behind door architraves.
For a small place like Uppend, the journey and timings are agreed in advance, so it can be fitted around guests, customers or events where possible.
Big or small, you get the same 12-month guarantee.
- Place
- Uppend (CM23)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Cover
- A year, on every job
- Quote
- Quoted before any work starts
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What the job involves on each surface
Masonry and concrete
Brick, block and concrete walls and floors are sealed with products tested in masonry. The gap is cleaned of dust first so the sealant bonds.
Service penetrations
Pipes, cables and ducts passing through fire-resisting walls and floors each leave a gap. We seal it with a product tested for that service and gap size.
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
We do not publish a price list. What we look at:
- The old material and how stubborn it is
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- How many areas need sealing
- How easy the joints are to reach
Leaving a failed joint normally makes the job bigger, not smaller. If you are not sure whether it needs doing, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email for an honest opinion and a quote.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- The type of property
- The rough size of the job
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
Asking for a quote is easy: let us know the job and the location. Photos by email help us understand the job, and we will take it from there.
Uppend questions
Will you come out to Uppend?
Yes, Uppend is covered. Our work covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest places. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
I let a flat near Stansted Mountfitchet station. Can you help?
Yes, we work for landlords and letting agents. Just call 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the property, and we’ll give you a clear quote.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to the joints, so we’ll agree that with you when we book. Indoors, that normally means someone at home.
Will you assess my building’s fire safety?
No, assessment isn’t something we do. When your assessor or designer has set out what’s needed, we’ll quote for the sealant work on it.
What fire rating will the seal have?
We don’t issue ratings or certificates ourselves. What’s required is set by your assessor or designer, and the product’s tested details show what it achieves, and we install to them.
What sealant do you use?
Products from Arbo and Everbuild, among others, picked for each joint. We explain the product when we quote.
Do you do fire sealant around door frames?
Yes, if the gap is within the product’s tested range. Our work is the gap around the frame, and we will mention anything we notice about the door.
Will you leave a mess?
Very little: the area around the joints is protected first, and we clear up the old sealant and our materials before we leave.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Uppend
Businesses can book us for washrooms, kitchens, offices and more. On commercial sites, working times can be discussed when we quote.
Letting agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and the access arrangements and we will quote.
The process
On the day, there’s very little for you to do. Show us the job and we’ll take it from there. The job generally takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are, including the tidy-up. Somewhere as small as Uppend, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- We begin by agreeing the list of gaps from your assessor’s or designer’s requirements.
- Each gap is measured and its substrate and service noted.
- Any non-fire-rated filler is removed.
- We fit backing where needed and apply the fire-rated sealant to depth.
- Every location is recorded with the product used for your records.
How to prepare
- Let us know if you’ve seen damp or leaks
- Clear the area around the work
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Get a quote
Need a quote? Please phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and tell us about the job. You will know what we plan to do, and what it will cost, before any work begins.
Related advice
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Looking after it afterwards
So the new joints stay in good condition:
- Ask every contractor to reseal any fire stopping they disturb
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- File the fire-stopping record where your assessor can find it
- Look in service cupboards and ceiling voids from time to time
Keep the record we give you with the building’s fire safety documents. It helps whoever checks the building next.
A flagged gap shouldn’t wait for the next assessment. Have it sealed, then keep the record so you can show it was dealt with.
What fire rated sealant looks like in Uppend
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 apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
If you let a flat or house near Stansted Mountfitchet station, fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through. Community buildings like Church of St Mary the Virgin are part of the picture too: older buildings that have had new heating or wiring often have service gaps worth checking.
Uppend is about 3 miles north of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. We carry out fire rated sealant for homes and businesses in Uppend. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, Uppend among them. Our Chelmsford page covers work nearby.
Postcode districts we cover here for fire rated sealant: CM23. If you are just outside Uppend, we cover Mount Pleasant (1 mile north-east), Farnham (1 mile south), Manuden (1 mile east), The Willows (2 miles north-west) and Stocking Pelham (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Stevenage (14 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (3 miles south), Hoddesdon (13 miles south-west), Hertford (12 miles south-west), Ware (10 miles south-west) and Baldock (15 miles west).
Local landmarks in Uppend
The nearest railway station is Stansted Mountfitchet station, about 2.9 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Bishops Stortford Local History Museum (2.4 miles south) and Herts and Essex Hospital (3.9 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.
What we are called out for in Uppend
Buildings are refitted and reconfigured over the years. Conversions to flats and HMOs, and office refits, create new walls and new routes for services, with gaps to match.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Door frames with gaps between frame and wall
- Gaps filled with a product that isn’t fire-rated
- Fire stopping disturbed by later work
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
If you look after a building such as Farnham Church of England Primary School, service openings in fire-resisting walls need checking after any refurbishment.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they hold
- How the colour is chosen
- Which sealant they’ll use, and why
- What happens if the job turns out different
Why deal with it now?
Waiting for the next refit can leave a gap open for years. Sealing the gap now is a contained job on its own. In a small place like Uppend, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Homes and businesses are quoted the same way: the amount of work, the access and the products needed. Call for a quick quote and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Anti-fungal sanitary silicone in wet areas
- Any old sealant cut out fully, not covered over
- Experience in homes, commercial sites and hotels
- 20+ years of sealant experience
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