Kent · England
Fire-rated sealant in Westwood, Kent
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations for Westwood, backed by a one-year guarantee. Ask us for a quote.
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Holes left by a change of layout
- Standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap
About our fire rated sealant in Westwood
We often work from an action list drawn up by a fire risk assessor for buildings in Westwood. Send us the list or the survey and we’ll quote for the fire-rated sealant work on it. We work on plasterboard & masonry, flats & HMOs and service penetrations, and the jobs we see most are open gaps behind door architraves and fire stopping disturbed by later work.
For a small place like Westwood, the journey and timings are agreed in advance, so it can be fitted around guests, clients or events where possible.
Big or small, you get the same 12-month guarantee.
- Location
- Westwood (DA13, DA2)
- Region
- Kent
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- A clear quote up front
- Call
- 0345 464 0079
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
For landlords and businesses
In hotels, rooms out of use cost money, so we plan the work room by room. Hotel work is part of what we do, alongside homes and businesses.
We work for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. Sealant work between tenants keeps a property looking cared for before the next move-in.
Fire rated sealant around Westwood
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 work to the specification you are given, installing the product to its tested details.
If you look after a building such as Bean Primary School, fire-stopping around service openings should be restored whenever new services go in. If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building.
Westwood is about 3 miles south of Swanscombe, in Kent. Our applicators cover fire rated sealant for householders, landlords and businesses in Westwood and the surrounding area, as part of our work across Kent. Westwood is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our London page covers work nearby (18 miles or so).
Here we cover the DA13 and DA2 postcode area for fire rated sealant. Fire rated sealant is available to properties on Westwood Road and Highcross Road. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Grubb Street (1 mile south-west), Green Street Green (1 mile west), Bean (1 mile north-west), St Margarets (2 miles west) and Darenth (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (4 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north-east).
Around Westwood
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Longfield Academy, Longfield Chalk Bank and Railway Tavern. For rail, the closest station is Longfield station, roughly 1 mile south. Well-known places in the area include Stone Museum of Geology (3.3 miles north-west) and Bluewater (2.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Sawyers Lake.
Different surfaces, different methods
Plasterboard walls
We check that the board around the gap is sound. Loose material is removed so the sealant has a firm edge.
Door frames
Frame gaps are normally hidden behind the architrave. We seal any open gap to the product’s tested details so the architrave can be refitted.
When something else is needed
Honest advice matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what new sealant won’t do:
- Fire risk assessments, which need a qualified assessor
- Walls or floors that weren’t built to resist fire
- Big openings where sealant alone is not the tested solution
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we seal
- Door frames
- Service penetrations
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Linear gaps
- Flats & HMOs
When to call us in Westwood
Door frames are a common weak spot. The gap between the frame and the wall is hidden behind the architrave, so it’s easy to leave unsealed when doors are changed.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Open joints along the top of partitions
- Cracked or shrunken fire-rated sealant
- Joints picked up in a fire-stopping survey
- Damaged fire sealant left by other trades
Letting a property close to Longfield station? Then fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if the job turns out different
- Who turns up on the day
- What guarantee comes with the work
- Whether they seal over old material or remove it
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What happens on the day
On the day, there’s very little for you to do. Point us to the joints and we will get on with it. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to several days, depending on how many gaps there are from start to finish. Somewhere as small as Westwood, access is often the only tricky part. For outside work, also let us know about exposed walls and any outbuildings involved.
- We plan the order of work and access, floor by floor or flat by flat.
- Old, damaged or unsuitable sealant is removed.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- The fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied and tooled to the tested detail.
- We record what was done and flag anything that needs a different system.
How to prepare
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
- Tell us about any water getting in
- Tell us if parking is tricky
Getting a quote
If you are in Westwood and need fire rated sealant, call 0345 464 0079 or send us an email. A short description of the job and where it is helps us quote, and we’ll agree the price before any work begins.
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How we quote for fire rated sealant
Your quote is based on your job. We look at:
- The product the joint needs
- Whether old sealant or filler has to be cut out
- Working hours on commercial sites
- Whether the work is at height
What you pay reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we ask about the job first and agree the price before starting.
What to tell us for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- How we’d reach the joints
- Roughly how big the job is
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- Whether it has been sealed before
To get a quote, ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with the location and a short description of the problem. You will have a clear quote before any work starts.
Questions from Westwood
I let a flat near Longfield station. Can you help?
Yes. We work for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with the address and what needs doing, and we will give you a clear quote.
Is Westwood in your area for fire rated sealant?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Westwood is part of that. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details of the job.
Is intumescent sealant the same as fire-rated sealant?
Fire-rated sealant covers any sealant tested for use in fire stopping. Intumescent types expand when heated, and they’re one option among several. We use whichever the specification and tested details call for.
Can ordinary silicone be used in a fire-stopping gap?
No. It might close the gap, but it isn’t a fire-rated seal. Use a product tested for that gap and service, or ask us to do it.
Is it messy?
Tidy work is part of the job. Nearby surfaces are protected.
Do you take out the old sealant first?
Yes. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, so we never do it.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes: twelve months. If there’s a problem with our work in that time, tell us and we’ll put it right.
Will you assess my building’s fire safety?
No. That’s for a fire risk assessor, designer or building control. We apply fire-rated sealant to the requirements they set.
Looking after it afterwards
Joint life depends on how it’s used and looked after. We suggest:
- Check risers, ceiling voids and cupboards during building checks
- Allow for resealing whenever new services are run
- Never patch a fire seal with standard sealant
- Tell trades working in the building that fire seals must be put back
Let contractors know where fire stopping has been done, and make sure anything they disturb is resealed with a suitable product. A lot of damaged fire stopping comes from later work.
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 list grows.