Fire Stopping in Addiebrownhill
Fire-rated and intumescent sealing of service penetrations and linear gaps in Addiebrownhill and across West Lothian. CHAS accredited, Constructionline member, with a 12-month guarantee on workmanship.
- Seals disturbed by maintenance and left open
- Penetration schedules that need working through
- Openings found when ceilings come down for a refit
Fire stopping for Addiebrownhill sites
Photos, a specification or a quick description of the joints is enough to start a fixed quote.
For managing agents and facilities managers
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: working through a building or an estate in stages that fit your budget. Addiebrownhill can form part of a wider programme across West Lothian.
Agents, factors and owners’ representatives all follow the same route: send the details, accept a fixed quote, and we carry out and guarantee the work. We can agree access arrangements and keyholder contacts beforehand.
Fire stopping in Addiebrownhill, done properly
Where pipes, cables and other services cross a compartment wall or floor, the opening around them has to be closed so fire and smoke can’t move between compartments. Our job is fitting fire-rated and intumescent sealant at those service penetrations, and along linear gaps, where it is the specified product. Each seal follows the manufacturer’s tested detail. Site teams most often ask us about open linear gaps along the top of fire-resisting walls and builders’ foam or ordinary silicone in compartment walls, on small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows, service gaps in risers and pipe penetrations. A specialist sealant contractor works differently from a general builder: on jobs in Addiebrownhill, preparation and product choice get the time they need.
Refurbishments in small hotels, schools and care homes around places like Addiebrownhill can leave gaps around new services. A round of checks after M&E work is good practice, and any gaps found are sealed where fire-rated sealant is specified.
Whoever the client is, the cover is the same: a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. Faults in the structure, damage and other trades’ work fall outside it, and we say so plainly.
- Location
- Addiebrownhill (EH55)
- Region
- West Lothian
- Guarantee
- 12 months on our workmanship
- Quotes
- A fixed quote before we start
- Call
- 01277 525 020
- Updated
- 3 November 2026
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What the job involves on each surface
Small ducts
Some fire-rated sealant details cover small ducts. Larger or fire-rated ductwork typically needs a different solution set by the designer, and we’ll say if that applies.
Risers and ceiling voids
Service risers and the voids above ceilings are where openings collect. Access to these areas is planned with you in advance along with any permits your site needs.
Service penetrations in Addiebrownhill buildings
Scotland has its own building standards: the non-domestic Technical Handbook (clause 2.1.14) says service penetrations should be fire stopped to at least the fire resistance duration of the wall or floor, with products tested for that end use. We install fire-rated sealant to that tested detail where it is specified.
Tenant changes at parks like West Calder Business Centre (to the east of Addiebrownhill) bring new data and services, and openings through fire-resisting walls need the specified seal. Wherever services are added at a hospital such as Tippethill House Hospital (to the north-west of Addiebrownhill) the compartment line has to be made good with the specified product. Older community buildings such as Addiewell Church Of Scotland that have been rewired or given new heating can have service gaps through walls worth checking against the specification.
Addiebrownhill is about 4 miles south of Bathgate, in West Lothian. Any commercial site in Addiebrownhill is covered, for single jobs and planned programmes alike. We work across 55 places in West Lothian, from busy centres to rural villages. There’s a separate page for Edinburgh, about 17 miles away.
Postcode districts covered here: EH55 for service penetrations. If your site is on Meadowhead Crescent, Meadowhead Gardens and Addiebrownhill or close by, we can quote for service penetrations. Nearby places we also cover include Loganlea (1 mile west), Addiewell (1 mile north-east), Stoneyburn (1 mile north-west), Bents (1 mile west) and Breich (2 miles south-west) for service penetrations. A short drive away, we cover Livingston (5 miles north-east), Bathgate (4 miles north), Linlithgow (9 miles north), Whitburn (3 miles north-west), East Calder (7 miles north-east) and Broxburn (8 miles north-east).
What’s near Addiebrownhill
There’s a railway station in Addiebrownhill itself: Addiewell station. Nearby you’ll also find Bathgate Castle (3.7 miles north) and Tippethill House Hospital (3.7 miles north-west).
Diagnose, treat, sign off
Where the site stays busy, we agree a sequence with your contact so the disruption stays in one area at once. Each area is protected, prepared and sealed, then handed back before we move to the next. Where we can, we combine work around Addiebrownhill with other jobs nearby, to make the most of each trip. Tell us how flexible your dates are.
- We read the specification, drawings or penetration schedule you send and raise any questions before we price.
- Every penetration is compared with its detail: wall or floor type, service, gap size and depth.
- Unsuitable fillers and loose debris are taken out of each opening.
- We fit the backing the detail asks for, to the stated depth.
- Fire-rated or intumescent sealant is gunned in to the specified depth, then tooled.
- If an opening needs something other than sealant, we tell you instead of improvising.
Before we start on site
- Move anything stored against the joints
- Send any specification or drawings in advance
- Flag any permit to work we will need
Get a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We will quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. If you have questions first, give us a call on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.
Related advice
Keeping the joints sound
A few simple habits keep the new joints working:
- Have penetrations checked while they can still be seen
- Check risers and ceiling voids after each round of works
- File the specified details where the next contractor can find them
- Brief every trade that openings they make must be sealed
Once the seals are in, tell other trades they exist and must not be disturbed. If a seal has to be opened for a new service, it should be reinstated to the same detail.
Looking at service areas on a regular cycle pays off. A cracked or disturbed seal found early is a small job.
General trades versus a specialist
For most general trades, sealant is a sideline. A specialist brings correct preparation, depth control with backing rod and a product suited to that particular joint.
The visible bead is only part of the job. Correct depth, the right primer and a sealant matched to the movement are easy to get wrong without experience.
Questions we’re asked in Addiebrownhill
Can you work on a hospital site such as Tippethill House Hospital?
Yes. We work in healthcare settings as well as offices and schools. Work is phased so departments keep running, under the site’s own rules.
What do Scotland’s building standards say about service penetrations in Addiebrownhill?
The non-domestic Technical Handbook, clause 2.1.14, expects a penetration to keep at least the wall or floor’s fire resistance period, with proprietary products tested for the use they’re put to. Design sits with the designer and the verifier; installation to the tested detail is our part.
Do you cover Addiebrownhill?
Yes. We cover Addiebrownhill, and you can phone 01277 525 020 or email the details over to get started.
Do your applicators hold CSCS cards?
Yes. If you need card details for site access, tell us and we will confirm them with the quote.
Can you quote from photographs?
It depends on the job. Simple work can often be priced from photographs, and bigger or more complex jobs usually get a visit.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, including public liability cover.
How do you deal with asbestos in old sealant?
Some older mastics, especially in pre-2000 buildings, can contain asbestos. Before we disturb old sealant in an older building, we ask to see the asbestos register or survey, and if asbestos is suspected, work stops until it’s tested. We don’t remove asbestos-containing materials.
When it isn’t the sealant
Part of a good diagnosis is knowing where sealant stops. We’ll tell you if the real problem is any of the following:
- Gaps in walls that were never built as compartment walls
- Approving the work on behalf of building control
- Designing or specifying fire stopping, which sits with the designer or fire engineer
Not sure which it is? You can speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work in Addiebrownhill
- Joints between fire-resisting walls and floors
- Small duct penetrations where the tested detail allows
- Linear gaps at wall heads
- Pipe penetrations
- Service gaps in risers
- Cable penetrations